matter of fact

[matter of fact] {n. phr.}

Something that is really true; something that can be proved.

* /The town records showed that it was a matter of fact that the two boys were brothers./

* /It is a matter of fact that the American war against England was successful./

- Often used for emphasis in the phrase "as a matter of fact".

* /I didn't go yesterday, and as a matter of fact, I didn't go all week./

* /Mary wasn't wearing a blue dress. As a matter of fact, she hasn't got a blue dress./

Compare: FOR THAT MATTER, IN FACT.

Contrast: MATTER OF OPINION.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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