truth will out

English

Etymology

This phrase, which translates literally as “truth will become public”, appears as early as Lydgate’s late Middle English writings on the life of St. Alban. It is also famously found in William Shakespeare’s works, particularly in The Merchant of Venice.

Proverb

truth will out

  1. A mystery will always be solved; truth will eventually and inevitably be discovered.

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