the truth/fact of the matter is (that)spoken used when saying what you think is really true concerning a situation 事实/事情真相是 The truth of the matter is that we don’t know exactly how the disease is spread. 实际情况是，我们不了解这种疾病究竟是怎么传播的。
the truth/fact of the matter is (that)• For the fact of the matter is, all the fight has been taken out of Blue.
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