How to Pronounce "no smoke without fire"
expression
NOH SMOHK wi-THOWT FY-ur
noh SMOHK wi-THOWT FY-uh
Definition
This expression means that if there are rumors or signs of something, they probably have some truth; suspicious things usually have a real cause.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈnoʊ/ /ˈsmoʊk/ /wɪˈðaʊt/, /wɪˈθaʊt/ /ˈfaɪɝ/, /ˈfaɪɹ
British English
nəʊ/ /smˈəʊk/ /wɪðˈaʊt/ /fˈaɪə
Simplified Pronunciation
US
NOH SMOHK wi-THOWT FY-ur
UK
noh SMOHK wi-THOWT FY-uh
Listen in Context
People say the company is in trouble. Well, there's no smoke without fire.
Everyone is talking about that celebrity's scandal. I guess there's no smoke without fire.
You keep hearing bad things about that restaurant. Maybe there's no smoke without fire.
She denied everything, but honestly, there's no smoke without fire.