Speak frankly and bluntly; be explicit about something.
Examples:
- You can always trust Mary to call a spade a spade.
Origin: From a Greek saying mistranslated by Erasmus; in English since the 1500s
Synonyms: tell it like it is
Speak frankly and bluntly; be explicit about something.
Examples:
Origin: From a Greek saying mistranslated by Erasmus; in English since the 1500s
Synonyms: tell it like it is