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for real and for true

idiom

Genuinely; truly.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    in a real state

    Synonym of in a right state.

  2. 02

    keep it real

    In the imperative, an exhortation used as a departing salutation.

  3. 03

    real deal

    A thing or person that is genuine, authentic, or worthy of serious regard.

  4. 04

    real live

    Authentic and indisputably present.

  5. 05

    real McCoy

    The genuine thing, neither a substitute nor an imitation.

  6. 06

    real quick

    quickly, right away

  7. 07

    ring true

    To seem to be correct, or plausible

  8. 08

    show one's true colors

    To reveal how one really is, as opposed to how one has been portrayed or after having been deceptively and deliberately misleading.

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