Meaning: allophones

n.
(linguistics) any of various acoustically different forms of the same phoneme

hones Idiom, Proverb

honesty is the best policy

telling the truth is the best plan, honesty pays off Above the teacher's desk is this sign: Honesty is the best policy.

keep you honest

keep you from lying, cause you to be truthful Your child's questions will keep you honest. You can't lie to kids.

to be perfectly honest

to tell you the truth, to tell you exactly how I feel, as a matter of fact """Your cat's up in the tree again."" ""To be perfectly honest, I don't care. Let him come down alone."""

honest-to-goodness

Idiom(s): honest-to-goodness AND honest-to- God; honest-to-Pete

Theme: TRUTH

truthful; genuine.
• Is that an honest-to-goodness leather jacket, or is it vinyl?
• It's honest-to-goodness vinyl.

Honest to goodness

Idiom(s): Honest to goodness, AND Honest to God.; Honest to Pete.

Theme: TRUTH

I speak the truth. (Some people may object to the use of God in this phrase.)
• Did he really say that? Honest to goodness?
• Honest to Pete, I’ve been to the moon.
• I've been there, too—honest to God.

come by sth honestly

Idiom(s): come by sth honestly

Theme: ACQUISITION

to inherit something—a character trait—from one's parents.
• I know I'm mean. I came by it honestly, though.
• She came by her kindness honestly.

honest-to-Pete

honest-to- God

Honest to Pete

Honest to God

honest and aboveboard

Idiom(s): aboveboard AND honest and aboveboard; open and aboveboard

Theme: HONESTY

in the open; visible to the public; honest. (Especially with keep, as in the examples. Fixed order.)
• Don't keep it a secret. Let's make sure that everything is aboveboard.
• You can do whatever you wish, as long as you keep it honest and aboveboard.
• The inspector had to make sure that everything was open and aboveboard.

Honest truth

If someone claims that something is the honest truth, they wish to sound extra-sincere about something.

In all honesty

If you say something in all honesty, you are telling the complete truth. It can be used as a way of introducing a negative opinion whilst trying to be polite; in all honesty, I have to say that I wasn't very impressed.

Honesty is the best policy.

The path of truth is a wise one to follow in the long run.

come by honestly|come|honestly

v. phr., informal To inherit (a characteristic) from your parents. Joe comes by his hot temper honestly; his father is the same way.

honest broker|broker|honest

n. phr. A person hired or appointed to act as an agent in a legal, business, or political situation where impartial advice is needed in order to settle a dispute. Michael has been asked to act as an honest broker to settle the argument between the employees and the management.

honest to goodness|God|goodness|honest|honest to G

adj. phr., informal Really; truly; honestly.

Used to emphasize something said. When we were in Washington, we saw the President, honest to goodness. "Honest to goodness, Jane, I think you are the messiest girl in the world," said Mother.

honest-to-God|God|goodness|honest|honest-to-goodne

adj. phr., informal Real; genuine.

Used for emphasis. She served him honest-to-goodness deep dish apple pie. It was the first honest-to-goodness baseball game he'd seen since going abroad.

turn an honest penny|honest penny|penny|turn

v. phr. To realize a good profit. Tom turned an honest penny in the soybean trading business.
Compare: PRETTY PENNY.

honest

honest
In addition to the idioms beginning with honest, also see come by; open and aboveboard.
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- honest to God

More Idioms/Phrases

home home run homeless honest honeymoon is over, the honor honor bound hoof hoof it hook or crook

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