in wine, there is truth en · X
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Calque of Latin in vīnō vēritās.
Meanings
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Statements made or expressed under the influence of alcohol reveal true beliefs that are not expressed when sober.
In wine there is truth. People who love wine and have a lot of it still like to get a great wine as a present.
1998 December, Ron Loutherback, “Beyond the Label”, in Orange Coast Magazine, page 174:It is a saying, that “wine inspires wit;' and that in wine “there is truth.” These sayings are the apologies of drinkers.
1823, Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 14, page 321:In wine there is truth, and although I was able to contain my excesses, and fell short of protesting my undying amour, our conversation had touched on most remarkably personal matters.
2014, Christopher Priest, The Space Machine, →ISBN:“My grandfather never understood the point of a mission statement. But whenever anybody asked him about making wine, he always said this,” and Mr. Main pointed at a sign that read: In wine, there is truth. In good wine, there is hard work.
2011, Donald L. Anderson, Cases and Exercises in Organization Development & Change, →ISBN, page 35:In wine there is truth, or so they say, and this just may be the way to heaven, then again we began this time just fine, with a bottle of red wine, parked on an incline just you and I, not far from my safe haven, inhabited by ravens sex laden, with a maiden which is you,
2003, Kanaan, Delicate Torture: (Living Poetically), →ISBN, page 79:
Forms
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| the truth is in the wine | alternative | lexicographic | |
| there is truth in wine | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
out of the mouths of babes · loose lips sink ships · in vino veritas · loosen someone's tongue
Synonyms
in wine · in vino veritas · drunk words are sober thoughts
Translations (30)
ko 취담 중에 진담이 있다 (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol) · nl kinderen en dronken mensen spreken altijd de waarheid (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol) · el εν οίνω αλήθεια (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol) · da af børn og fulde folk skal man høre sandheden (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol) · cmn 酒後吐真言 /酒后吐真言 (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol) · ga sceitheann fíon fírinne (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol) · ar الْحَقِيقَة فِي النَّبِيذ (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol) · es en el vino está la verdad (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol) · kk ақиқат шарапта (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol) · da in vino veritas (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol) · hu borban az igazság (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol) · ru и́стина в вине́ (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol) · it nel vino c'è la verità (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol) · fi viinissä on totuus (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol) · ja 酒に酔うと本音が出る (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol) · ru пра́вда в вине́ (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol) · cs ve víně je pravda (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol) · ja 酒の中に真理あり (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol) · bg във ви́ното е и́стината (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol) · pt no vinho a verdade (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol) · he ובכעסו. (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol) · gd cha dèan cridhe misgeach breug (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol) · la in vino veritas (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol) · he בשלשה דברים אדם ניכר: בכוסו (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol) · he נכנס יין יצא סוד (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol) · it in vino veritas (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol) · de im Wein liegt die Wahrheit (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol) · fr la vérité est dans le vin (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol) · he בכיסו (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol) · pl w winie prawda (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol)