«عَاوِزِ الْحَق وَالَّا ابْنِ عَمُّهْ؟»

The saying sets the truth itself against a close relative of it, a 'cousin' that shares a family likeness yet is not the same thing. It separates genuine fact from a plausible imitation that only resembles the real answer and can be mistaken for it.

In an argument, the speaker throws it at an opponent who keeps quibbling, implying that they are dodging the plain facts and clinging to a convenient half-truth. It demands that the other person commit to the real issue instead of endlessly debating a near-miss.

Used by one party in a heated dispute that keeps going in circles, to challenge the other side: are they actually after the truth, or only something close to it that suits their argument? It carries an impatient, confrontational tone.