grain of truth
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgrainandtruth
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grain
noun
uk/ɡreɪn/us/ɡreɪn/
a seed or seeds from a plant, especially a plant like a grass such as rice ...
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truth
noun
uk/truːθ/us/truːθ/
the quality of ...
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(Definition ofgrainandtruthfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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There is more than agrainoftruthbehind some recent expressions of concern.
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There is agrainoftruthin that argument.
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It is a silly story, but it has agrainoftruth.
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I am afraid that there is more than agrainoftruthin that.
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Was it all fiction or is there agrainoftruthin it?
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But there is at least agrainoftruthto his account.
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There are lies in it, but also agrainoftruth.
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It has credibility and power because there is agrainoftruthin it.
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This is, of course, a plausible thesis, and one that undoubtedly contains more than agrainoftruth.
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This objection is hackneyed, but it carries more than agrainoftruth.
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This argument certainly contains more than agrainoftruth, inasmuch as proposals for comprehensive health care reform confront political, cultural and institutional barriers that are unquestionably formidable.
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It is meant to be jocular, but there is a certaingrainoftruthin it.
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It is a witticism which, like all witticisms, contains agrainoftruth.
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There is quite agrainoftruthin those remarks.
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I think ibis analogy can be drawn a little too far, but there is perhaps agrainoftruthin it.
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I am sure that that is apocryphal but it contains more than agrainoftruth.
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There is more than agrainoftruthin that.
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The only possiblegrainoftruthin that absurd and sweeping assumption is that perhaps apprenticeships tend to be recruited for in the autumn.
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While there is agrainoftruthin that, the differences between them are almost as striking as their similarities.
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