be honest/frank
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: to speak in a very direct or truthful way
To be perfectly/quite honest/frank (with you), I didn't like the movie.
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To be honest, like the bulb coming out of [Schwimmer’s] arm.
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Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 15 Jan. 2025
Real news can be honest, hopeful, credible, constructive.
—Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Jan. 2025
Sharing tough news isn’t easy, but parents should be honest and deliver information in a simple, age-appropriate manner.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Venus and Saturn push you to be honest about what’s sustainable in relationships; long-term effort matters more than short-term excitement to create compatibility, not just chemistry.
—Colin Bedell, Them, 9 Jan. 2025
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Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 15 Jan. 2025
Real news can be honest, hopeful, credible, constructive.
—Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Jan. 2025
Sharing tough news isn’t easy, but parents should be honest and deliver information in a simple, age-appropriate manner.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Venus and Saturn push you to be honest about what’s sustainable in relationships; long-term effort matters more than short-term excitement to create compatibility, not just chemistry.
—Colin Bedell, Them, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Be honest/frank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20honest%2Ffrank. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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