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| no offense, but (No offense, but I don't trust doctors.) | |||
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| put it baldly (напрямик); put it baldly; give it to someone straight (There’s no point in beating about the bush, so I’ll give it to you straight. • Listen, Dan, let me give it to you straight, as I see it.) | |||
| come clean | |||
| say openly; tell roundly; say frankly | |||
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| not to put too fine a point on it (used before saying something in a very direct way that may seem rude: Emily is, not to put too fine a point on it, a liar. Alexander Demidov); I'd be as blunt as to say (The Sony Xperia X Compact isn't a pretty phone – in fact, I'd be as blunt as to say it's an ugly phone. 4uzhoj) | |||
| let's be clear here; let's call a spade a spade | |||
| let's face it (Interex) | |||
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| tell straight | |||
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| say unequivocally | |||
| скажу прямо: 35 phrases in 5 subjects |
| Figurative | 1 |
| General | 24 |
| Idiomatic | 3 |
| Informal | 2 |
| Makarov | 5 |