The Element of Truth in Rumors

There is no smoke without fire. What does it mean metaphorically? Well, it usually means that if there's some rumor, even though you may not want to believe rumors or you might think it's false, there's likely to be an element of truth in the rumor. Okay, so let me give you a good example. There's a rumor going around the office that our company is going to merge with another company. And if it does, we are likely to lose our jobs because these guys are very, very cost-conscious and would see a great saving when they merge to companies. So there's evidence there that there is a fire. Usually you don't see smoke because it