call a spade a spade

释义

1. 牛津电影里 100%

   是啥说啥；直言不讳

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

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

电影里这样说 · 1 部

• 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

在完整场景里学

• 又一年2010
  • 诊所里求开安眠药：taken your time（拖了这么久才来）
  • 咨询里给自己幸福打一分：the boot on the other foot（情况反过来）
  • 午休小酌吐露心事：a sight for sore eyes（看着就让人欢喜）

同一词条的短语

• call bluff
• call into play
• call into question
• call it a day
• call it quits
• call names
• call the shots
• call time
• call to account
• call to order
• on the carpet
• bring to mind