murder will out

English - English

Definition of murder will out in English English dictionary

secrets or hidden crimes will eventually be exposed or discovered; nothing that is secret can remain a secret forever

a murderer will always be discovered

Hyphenation

mur·der will out

Turkish pronunciation

mırdır wıl aut

Pronunciation

/ˈmərdər wəl ˈout/ /ˈmɜrdɜr wəl ˈaʊt/

Etymology

() The phrase murder will out, literally "murder will become public", appears as far back as Geoffrey Chaucer's works. The phrase is often linked to the superstition that a murderer's presence near the corpse will be indicated by fresh bleeding.