I am telling you the God's honest truth.
God's honest truth
idiomUnquestionable, absolute truth.
Origin
disputed originTruth, intensified by its redundant modification with honest, and further intensified by the specification that the “honest truth” comes from God (traditionally considered a most trustworthy authority).
I did not break your vase, and that is the God's honest truth.
Despite the mounting pressure to lie, he looked his accuser in the eye and swore he was telling the God's honest truth.
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bend the truth
To change or leave out certain facts of a story or situation, generally in order to elicit a specific response in the audience.
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economical with the truth
Not telling the whole truth, especially in order to present a false image of a situation; untruthful; lying. Often used with sarcasm or satire.
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God's eye
A decorative diamond-shaped item woven from yarn, associated with Mexican and Central and South American Native American peoples.
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God's gift
Said of someone with an inflated sense of self-importance, or (occasionally) something that is overvalued.
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God's gift to men
Someone irresistible to men: someone whom all men find attractive; (often) someone ironically described as such.
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God's gift to women
Someone irresistible to women: someone whom all women find attractive; (often) someone ironically described as such.
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God's green earth
The world.
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God's work
Any type of work that produces positive or constructive results.