That's honest to God truth

Posted by David FG on September 19, 2004

In Reply to: That's honest to God truth posted by patty on September 19, 2004

: Hi ther,
: Does anyone use "God truth" as in "truth"?

: ==It was like we became friends first, that's the honest to god truth"?

: thank you

The crucial phrase is, I think, 'Honest to God', rather than 'God truth'. It is reasonably common I think, and derives, presumably, from the speaker asking God to validate the truth of the statement - swearing an oath, if you like:

'That is the truth, honest to God,' might be another way of saying it.

DFG

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