the fact of the matter is
成語所屬單字matter
the fact of the matter is — 慣用語
1. used to emphasize that what you are about to say is the true situation, especial
1.慣用語
釋義
事實是；實際情況是
used to emphasize that what you are about to say is the true situation, especially when it is unpleasant or hard to accept
例句
The fact of the matter is that the company does not have enough money to pay all its staff.
People can make excuses all day, but the fact of the matter is that we lost because we were not prepared.