there's a grain of truth in every joke

Something that one jokes about may come from something that they truly believe. I know she said she was joking about being depressed, but I'm concerned—there's a grain of truth in every joke. A: "Oh come on, I was only joking! I would never do something like that!" B: "So you say, but there is a grain of truth in every joke."

词组	there's a grain of truth in every joke
释义	there's a grain of truth in every joke there's a grain of truth in every joke Something that one jokes about may come from something that they truly believe. I know she said she was joking about being depressed, but I'm concerned—there's a grain of truth in every joke. A: "Oh come on, I was only joking! I would never do something like that!" B: "So you say, but there is a grain of truth in every joke." See also: every, grain, joke, of, truth Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: a mystery to (one) able to do able to do it (one) can whistle for it astound astound (one) with (something) astound with a touch of (something) appear to bias against (someone or something)
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