That ain't no lie.

That ain't no lie.
That ain't no lie.
Rur. What was said is true. (The highly informal word

ain't

is built into the expression.) •

Tom: Sure is hot today. Jane: That ain't no lie.

I'm plumb exhausted, and that ain't no lie.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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