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How to say the truth comes out in the end
in Thai
น้ำลดตอผุด
náam lót dtaaw pùt
the truth comes out in the end
náam highlót highdtaaw midpùt low
When power or protection is gone, hidden wrongdoing shows.
- Part of speech
- phrase
- Literally
- water drops, the stumps appear
In a sentence
- พอเขาหมดอำนาจ น้ำลดตอผุดpaaw kǎo mòt am-nâat náam lót dtaaw pùtOnce he lost power, everything came out.
From the same situation: Idioms 2 and four-syllable expressions
- คำซ้อนpaired word, word doublet
- คำสัมผัสrhyming words, rhyme
- คำพังเพยsaying, adage
- โวหารrhetoric, way with words
- อุปมาsimile, analogy
- เปรียบเปรยto make a pointed comparison
- คมคายsharp, witty (of words)
- สละสลวยelegant, polished (of language)
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