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home truths

home truths is the plural of home truth.

Meaning of home truth

Noun

home truth (plural home truths)

  1. A true but unwelcome statement.
    • The old adage is that a banker is someone who lends you an umbrella, then asks for it back when it is raining. The banks may find out this home truth for themselves: UBS joins the string of financial institutions looking to raise major amounts of capital to shore up their balance sheets.2008 May 22, Megan McArdle, “Bank on it”, in The Atlantic

Questions about home truths

What is home truths the plural of?
Home truths is the plural of home truth.

Words near home truths in the dictionary

  1. home thrusts
  2. home town
  3. home towns
  4. home training
  5. home truth
  6. home truths
  7. home turf
  8. home video
  9. home videos
  10. home visit
  11. home working

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