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kernel of truth
Noun
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
虚実が入り混じる話や主張の中に存在する、信頼できる部分の真実。 / 完全な虚偽ではなく、部分的に正確または現実味のある要素。 / 物語や説明において、誤解や誇張が含まれるものの、基礎には一定の真実がある部分。
（ plural ）
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(idiomatic) A core accuracy at the heart of a claim or narrative which also contains dubious or fictitious elements.
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kernel of truth
Although his memoir was full of embellishments, there was a kernel of truth at its heart that made the rest seem plausible.
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Although his memoir was full of embellishments, there was a kernel of truth at its heart that made the rest seem plausible.
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