A few days ago
flurty_goth17

what does this sentence mean???????????

When you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor

What does this mean? Elaborate!!

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A few days ago
claudiacake

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It means, when you set out to tell the truth about something, tell it plainly, without dressing it up or embellishing it.
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A few days ago
reindeer dippin
It means cut the crap and in as few words as possible, tell the truth. For instance if the question is what color is the horse, don’t say things like the beautiful horse, with a shaggy, long mane, is the color of a roasted chestnut on a cold winter night. Say the horse is brown.
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A few days ago
shmux
It means you shouldn’t try to make the truth look good and leave that to the person who is creating the truth.
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A few days ago
lemons
i think it means you should describe the truth in a simple manner. the words ‘leave elegance to the tailor’ imply that you don’t need to be elegant, wordy, verbose, flamboyant, etc. when you talk about truth.
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A few days ago
mamabee
The truth is sometimes ugly. There is no cutting corners or stitching it up nicely for someone. You can’t always decorate the truth with a bow…cut to the chase and just tell it like it is.
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A few days ago
Vicster
Sounds like a fancy way of saying “don’t elaborate on the truth” or “just stick to the facts.”
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A few days ago
Anonymous
It means that when you intend to explain something (“the truth”) then K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple & Sweet) (“leave the elegance to the (clothing designer) tailor.”
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A few days ago
bro_tj1
It means be blunt

there is no room for being politically correct or taking feeling into consideration when telling an absolute truth.

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A few days ago
ConfidentSmartass
I am guessing it means that when you have to be truthful just be truthful and don’t try to be sophisticated in manner.Like jsut tell the world what you mean without emphasis on how you look or seem like.
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A few days ago
baby_face_paris
Get to the point without being over-complicated. Tell the truth as it is. No flowery language.
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A few days ago
dhdaddy2003
Hmmm, it would help to know the broader context – but it seems to say that when you want to get to the truth, “tell it like it is” and don’t try to be subtle or overly intellectual. Be blunt and say what you mean.
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