Lingaku- lit. paper can't wrap fire; fig. the truth will out
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- The truth will out
This expression means that no matter how much someone tries to hide the truth, it will eventually be revealed. It is often used in situations where secrets or lies cannot be concealed for long.
He thought he could hide the truth, but the truth will out.
The rumors spread more and more, and in the end, the truth will out.
Generated collocations (experimental)
zhǐ bāo bù zhù huǒ纸包不住火the truth will outshì tài fā zhǎn事态发展zhōng jiū终究huì会bào lù暴露zhēn xiàng真相the situation will ultimately reveal the truthyǎn ěr dào líng掩耳盗铃bù néng不能yǎn gài掩盖shì shí事实you can't hide the truth by ignoring ityǐn cáng隐藏zhēn真Xiāng相zhōng终jiāng将wú yòng无用hiding the truth will eventually be futilezhēn真Xiāng相zhōng终jiāng将dà bái大白Yú于tiān xià天下the truth will eventually be known to allyù gài mí zhāng欲盖弥彰the more you try to cover it up, the more obvious it becomesméi yǒu没有mì mì秘密shì是yǒng yuǎn永远bù huì不会bèi被jiē kāi揭开de的no secret remains forever undisclosedzhēn shí真实de的qíng kuàng情况zǒng总huì会fú chū shuǐ miàn浮出水面the real situation will always surfacehuǒ shàng jiā yóu火上加油to make matters worsezì自jué掘mù xué墓穴to dig one's own grave