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Phrase(s): if the truth were known
Prov. if people knew how something really was, instead of how it appears to be. • If the truth were known, people wouldn’t shop at that store. Its owners aren’t as honest as they seem. • Sam: You’re always polite to Fred, but you don’t really like him, do you? Alan: Well, no, if the truth were known.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs