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call a spade a spade
verb
To put it bluntly, to be outspoken; to speak the truth, to say things as they really are.
Word Frequency 1800~2019
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call a spade a shovel
call a spade a bloody shovel
tell it like it is
call it as one sees it
speak one's mind
put one's cards on the table
speak up
say it all
speak one's conscience
play it straight
get to the point
make no bones about
cut to the chase
spit it out
lay one's cards on the table