OK, is it 'no smoke without fire'?

好，是不是“无火不成烟”？

You can say, " there's no smoke without fire" .

" there’s no smoke without fire" 。

It could just be gossip. But usually there's no smoke without fire.

可能只是流言蜚语。但通常无火不成烟。

One meaning of " there's no smoke without fire" is that rumors and gossip often have some truth behind them.

" 无火不成烟" 的其中一个意思是，谣言和流言背后往往另有真相。

Pointing to a smokestack which was spurting smudge, the president replied to the questions smoothly with a smooth-tongued word, " There's no smoke without fire! "

指着一只正喷出浓烟的烟囱，总统花言巧语地平稳地回答了问题，" 无风不起浪" 。