词汇 | where there's smoke, there's fire |
释义 | Idiom where there's smoke, there's fire if it looks like something is wrong, something probably is wrong.People like to think where there's smoke, there's fire, so they will always believe you were involved even if you weren't. where there's smoke, there's fireWhen there is some indication of a problem or wrongdoing, such a thing probably occurred or exists. The investigation wouldn't be taking this long if there weren't any real leads. Where there's smoke, there's fire. where there's smoke there's fireEvery rumor has some foundation; when things appear suspicious, something is wrong. The metaphor for this idea already appeared in John Heywood’s Proverbs (1546): “There is no fyre without smoke,” and indeed it is a proverb in Italian, French, German, and Spanish. |
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