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Definition there’s no smoke without fire in British English

there’s no smoke without fire phrase

phrase
1

used for saying that if something bad is being said about someone, or if something seems bad, then there is probably a good reason for it

Example

Look, he's a nice guy, but there's no smoke without fire.

Definition there’s no smoke without fire in British English