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where there's smoke, there's fire

where there's smoke, there's fire proverb: if there is a hint of something occurring, it is probably true, although such rumors should be taken with a grain of salt.

Proverb

where there's smoke, there's fire

  1. (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK, US) If there is a hint of something occurring, it is probably true, although such rumors should be taken with a grain of salt.
  2. (humorous) All rumors are true.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A sighting of smoke means that fire is not only possible but rather probable, nearly certain.

where there's smoke, there's fire meaning in Arabic

where there's smoke, there's fire in Arabic

if there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism
لَا دُخَانَ بِلَا نَار lā duḵāna bilā nār, أَيْنَمَا يُوجَدُ دُخَانٌ، تُوجَدُ نَار ʔaynamā yūjadu duḵānun, tūjadu nār

Questions about where there's smoke, there's fire

What does where there's smoke, there's fire mean?
Where there's smoke, there's fire means if there is a hint of something occurring, it is probably true, although such rumors should be taken with a grain of salt.
What is where there's smoke, there's fire in Arabic?
Where there's smoke, there's fire in Arabic is لَا دُخَانَ بِلَا نَار (lā duḵāna bilā nār), أَيْنَمَا يُوجَدُ دُخَانٌ، تُوجَدُ نَار (ʔaynamā yūjadu duḵānun, tūjadu nār). See Where there's smoke, there's fire meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is where there's smoke, there's fire?
Where there's smoke, there's fire is a proverb.

Words near where there's smoke, there's fire in the dictionary

  1. where there is a will there is a way
  2. where there is a will, there is a way
  3. where there's a will there's a way
  4. where there's muck there's brass
  5. where there's no sense there's no feeling
  6. where there's smoke, there's fire
  7. where you at
  8. where you stand depends on where you sit
  9. where'd
  10. where'er
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