English Explanatory Dictionary

there's a grain of truth in every joke

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Whenever a person is joking, they are actually disguising thoughts and emotions, either subconsciously or deliberately.

Word forms

there's a grain of truth in every joke

Related words

ha ha only serious many a true word is spoken in jest
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