"truth will out" meaning in English

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Proverb

Etymology: The phrase "truth will out", meaning "truth will become public", appears as early as William Shakespeare's works, in particular The Merchant of Venice. It may have been an entirely new concept of Shakespeare's, as he sees the need to explain its meaning as analogous to murder will out. Head templates: {{head|en|proverb|head=}} truth will out, {{en-proverb}} truth will out
  1. A mystery will always be solved; truth will eventually and inevitably be discovered. Translations (truth will inevitably be discovered): totuus paljastuu aina (Finnish), totuus tulee aina ilmi (Finnish), האמת תצא לאור (Hebrew), האמת סופה להתגלות (Hebrew), a hazug embert hamarabb utolérik, mint a sánta kutyát (Hungarian), la verità viene sempre a galla (Italian), il diavolo fa le pentole ma non i coperchi (Italian), bí irọ́ bá lọ fún ogún ọdún, ọjọ́ kan ni òtítọ́ á bá a (Yoruba)
    Sense id: en-truth_will_out-en-proverb-EyGv~Tra Categories (other): English proverbs, Hebrew terms with redundant script codes

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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "truth will inevitably be discovered",
          "word": "totuus paljastuu aina"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "truth will inevitably be discovered",
          "word": "totuus tulee aina ilmi"
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "truth will inevitably be discovered",
          "word": "האמת תצא לאור"
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          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "truth will inevitably be discovered",
          "word": "האמת סופה להתגלות"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "truth will inevitably be discovered",
          "word": "a hazug embert hamarabb utolérik, mint a sánta kutyát"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "truth will inevitably be discovered",
          "word": "la verità viene sempre a galla"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "truth will inevitably be discovered",
          "word": "il diavolo fa le pentole ma non i coperchi"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "note": "ши́ло в мешке́ не утаи́шь (šílo v mešké ne utaíšʹ, literally “you can't hide an awl in a sack”)",
          "sense": "truth will inevitably be discovered"
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          "sense": "truth will inevitably be discovered",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "truth will inevitably be discovered",
      "word": "totuus tulee aina ilmi"
    },
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "truth will inevitably be discovered",
      "word": "האמת תצא לאור"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "truth will inevitably be discovered",
      "word": "האמת סופה להתגלות"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "truth will inevitably be discovered",
      "word": "a hazug embert hamarabb utolérik, mint a sánta kutyát"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "truth will inevitably be discovered",
      "word": "la verità viene sempre a galla"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "truth will inevitably be discovered",
      "word": "il diavolo fa le pentole ma non i coperchi"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "truth will inevitably be discovered"
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      "sense": "truth will inevitably be discovered",
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