tell the truth and shame the devil
- tell the truth and shame the devil
1548 W. PATTEN Expedition into Scotland A5 An Epigram..the whiche I had, or rather (to saie truth and shame the deuel, for out it wool) I stale..from a frende of myne.
1576 G. GASCOIGNE Grief of Joy II. 555 I will tell trewth, the devyll hymselfe to shame.
1597–8 SHAKESPEARE Henry IV, Pt 1 III. i. 58 And I can teach thee, coz [cousin], to shame the devil By telling truth: tell truth, and shame the devil.
1639 J. CLARKE Parœmiologia Anglo-Latina 316 Tell the truth, and shame the Devill.
1738 SWIFT Polite Conversation i. 93 Well; but who was your Author? Come, tell Truth and shame the Devil.
1945 F. THOMPSON Lark Rise xiv. A few homely precepts, such as..‘Tell the truth and shame the devil.’
2000 V. MCDERMID Place of Execution III. iii. 255 ‘Questions are no trouble to me,’ she snapped. ‘Tell truth and shame the devil. I’ve nothing to fear from your questions, so ask away.’
2007 Times2 8 June 7 Tell the truth and shame the devil, nanny used to say. But precepts such as that are perhaps too crude for the subtle minds who lead the modern C of E.
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tell the truth and shame the Devil — Put the Devil to disgraceful defeat by boldly telling the truth • • • Main Entry: ↑shame … Useful english dictionary
truth makes the devil blush — Perhaps a variant of tell the truth and shame the devil. 1944 ‘A. GILBERT’ Death at Door (1945) viii. 81 Crook caught back a quick exclamation. Truth may make the devil blush but that doesn’t mean the devil doesn’t frequently get the best of it.… … Proverbs new dictionary
while you live, tell truth and shame the Devil! — Meaning Origin From Shakespeare s Henry IV. Part I … Meaning and origin of phrases
devil — see the devil can quote Scripture for his own ends the devil finds work for idle hands to do why should the devil have all the best tunes? the devil is in the details the devil is not so black as he is painted the devil lo … Proverbs new dictionary
truth — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Conformity to fact Nouns 1. truth, fact, reality; verity, gospel, authenticity; plain, unvarnished, sober, or naked truth, matter of fact; the Gospel or naked truth; the truth, the whole truth and… … English dictionary for students
truth — see there is truth in wine truth is the first casualty of war truth is stranger than fiction truth lies at the bottom of a well truth makes the devil blush truth will out … Proverbs new dictionary
tell — see tell the truth and shame the devil blood will tell you can’t tell a book by its cover children and fools tell the truth dead men tell no tales every picture tells a story … Proverbs new dictionary
shame — noun see fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me verb see tell the truth and shame the devil … Proverbs new dictionary
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