en

No smoke without fire

ru

Translation of "no smoke without fire" into Russian

no smoke without fire
нет дыма без огня
People say she was involved in the scandal, and there's no smoke without fire.
Говорят, что она была замешана в скандале, и нет дыма без огня.

Definitions

This phrase means that if there are rumors or signs of a problem or wrongdoing, there is likely to be some truth behind them. It suggests that suspicious circumstances usually have a real cause.