a decir verdad

adv. in fact, in point of fact

= to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that)
Ex: To tell the truth, I may speak, on this being indeterminate and indivisible, only tautologically: the being is the being. Ex: If the truth be known, most successes are built on a multitude of failures. Ex: If the truth be told, both sides of the political spectrum suffer from those who operate on emotions rather than logic. Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint. Ex: But why had he said he offered to do the work for the superintendent when in truth she had initiated the request?. Ex: Fact is, we are the largest group of ungrateful, spoiled brats the world has ever seen. Ex: The fact is that income inequality is real -- it's been rising for more than 25 years.