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Russian
Etymology
Literally, “why keep a sin secret”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (phonetic respelling: чево́ греха́ таи́ть)
Phrase
чего́ греха́ таи́ть • (čevó grexá taítʹ)
- (colloquial, idiomatic) Alternative form of что греха́ таи́ть (što grexá taítʹ); truth be told, might as well admit
1856, П. П. Ершов, Осенние вечера. Рассказы от скуки:Ну, уж чего́ греха́ таи́ть. Винюсь ― я съел третью булку.- Nu, už čevó grexá taítʹ. Vinjusʹ ― ja sʺjel tretʹju bulku.
- Well, I might as well admit it. I'm guilty: I ate the third loaf.