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where there is smoke there is fire
Definition:  if there are rumors or signs that something is true, it must be at least partly true
Usage:  he is denying that he stole from the state’s coffers, but where there is smoke there is fire
SEPEDI
Translation:  mo go lego muši go mollo
Proverb: mo go lego setopo re bona ka manong
XITSONGA
Translation:  laha ku nga na musi ku na ndzilo
Proverb: laha ku nga ni tinhongana ku borile xilo
TSHIVENḒA
Translation:  hune ha vha na vhutsi hu na mulilo
Proverb: a hu nukhi hu songo sina