I want a common idiom or expression that says "to give (something) veracity"
I was thinking "give it some salt", but that seems like its not a common expression.
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Sign up to join this communityI want a common idiom or expression that says "to give (something) veracity"
I was thinking "give it some salt", but that seems like its not a common expression.
How about substantiate? Or some synonyms for substantiate from the Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus:
prove, show to be true, give substance to, support, uphold, bear out, justify, vindicate, validate, corroborate, verify, authenticate, confirm, endorse, give credence to.
You could try lend credence to:
Her torn clothing and scratches on her arms and shoulders lent credence to her claim of having been attacked.
How about back it up, as in We have the numbers to back that up or That claim sounds awfully flimsy; you need to back it up.
Back it up, lend credence to, corroborate, support, grant verisimilitude.
That last one isn't exactly a common idiom. I just wanted to use the same word in two english.SE answers on the same day.