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in no uncertain terms (Anglophile); straight from the shoulder; in plain terms; in plain English; Bare-knuckle (Bare knuckle OP_UA); square-on (inna203); right up front (to say something right up front Халеев); point blank (Wakeful dormouse); I don't scotch my mind; not to put too fine a point on it (Anglophile); with no holds barred (You use no-holds-barred when describing a way of behaving when people act very forcefully or enthusiastically, without paying attention to any restraints, limits, or restrictions that may exist: At left-back, Jones became something of a cult figure with his no-holds-barred approach to the game. This is no surprise at all, given the no-holds- barred campaign the president has already launched for his economic plan. We are in a state of war. It is a war with no holds barred and we must prepare to resis. CCDI. you can tell us everything that happened, with no holds barred. OxfordAmericanThesaurus (En-En) Alexander Demidov); plainspoken (NinaGear); without beating about the bush (VLZ_58); offhand (Maybe she's psychic," he offered offhand. bojana); plainly (bookworm); outright (driven); without ifs or ands; plump; flat; explicitly |
