ЕСТЬ МАЛЕНЬКО

• ЕСТЬ НЕМНОГО coll; ЕСТЬ МАЛЕНЬКО substand

[sent; these forms only; usu. this WO]

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⇒ (used as a gentle confirmation of an observation, a thought, s.o.'s statement, or in response to a question) that is true to a certain extent:

- there's some truth to that <it>;

- there's a measure <a grain> of truth in that;

- [in limited contexts] one <you> could say that;

- one <you> might say so;

- your <his etc> words have a ring of truth to them;

- there's truth in what you say <he says etc>.