call a spade a spade

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   to say exactly what you think without trying to hide your opinion

   That's just calling a spade a spade, isn't it?

In the movies · 1

• That's just calling a spade a spade, isn't it?Another Year2010
• I don't want to be presumptuous, I mean, but let's call a spade a spade.The Fall Guy2024

Learn it in full scenes

• Another Year2010
  • A Woman Asks for Sleeping Pills
  • Janet Rates Her Happiness
  • Mary Confides in Gerri Over Drinks

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