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murder will out

murder will out proverb: a murderer will always be discovered.

Proverb

murder will out

  1. A murderer will always be discovered.
  2. (idiomatic) Secrets or hidden crimes will eventually be exposed or discovered; nothing that is secret can remain a secret forever.

Origin of murder will out

The phrase murder will out, literally "murder will become public", appears as far back as Geoffrey Chaucer's works. The phrase is often linked to the superstition that a murderer's presence near the corpse will be indicated by fresh bleeding.

Questions about murder will out

What does murder will out mean?
Murder will out means a murderer will always be discovered.
What part of speech is murder will out?
Murder will out is a proverb.

Words near murder will out in the dictionary

  1. murder rap
  2. murder simulator
  3. murder simulators
  4. murder weapon
  5. murder weapons
  6. murder will out
  7. murder'd
  8. Murder, Inc.
  9. murder-for-hire
  10. murder-for-hires
  11. murder-hobo

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