Lesson 12 · Truth

Idioms about truth

Learn four useful English idioms about truth through slow listening, clear examples, multilingual support and retrieval practice.

LEVEL 3B1–B212 min

Meet the idioms in context

Read once for the general meaning. Then read again and notice the highlighted expressions.

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Choose 0.50× or 0.75× for slow listening. The pitch stays natural. Voices generated with Aura-2.

Maya Did Ben finally come clean about the missing figures?

Leo Yes. I took his first explanation at face value, but it wasn’t the whole story.

Maya He should have got his facts straight before the meeting.

Leo Definitely. He tried to pull the wool over our eyes, but the report was clear.

Maya At least everyone knows the truth now.

Leo Yes, and we can fix the real problem.