shade the truth

To alter the truth to a small extent or degree. A: "I just shaded the truth a little bit." B: "Yeah, right! You put a huge dent in Mom's car and told her it was a tiny scratch!"

See also: shade, truth

See also:

grain of truth
the truth of the matter
Is there any truth to (something)?
Is there any truth to?
get at the truth
get to the truth
pour honey in (one's) ear
unvarnished
unvarnished truth
unvarnished truth, the

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