to call a spade a spade
31spade — spade1 spadelike, adj. spader, n. /spayd/, n., v., spaded, spading. n. 1. a tool for digging, having an iron blade adapted for pressing into the ground with the foot and a long handle commonly with a grip or crosspiece at the top, and with the… …
32call — [[t]kɔ͟ːl[/t]] ♦ calls, calling, called 1) VERB If you call someone or something by a particular name or title, you give them that name or title. [V n n] I always wanted to call the dog Mufty for some reason... [V n n] Doctor... Will you please… …
33spade — {{11}}spade (n.1) tool for digging, O.E. spadu, from P.Gmc. *spadon (Cf. O.Fris. spada, M.Du. spade, O.S. spado, M.L.G. spade, Ger. Spaten), from PIE *spe long, flat piece of wood (Cf. Gk. spathe wooden blade, paddle, O.E …
34spade — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a tool used for digging or cutting the ground etc., with a sharp edged metal blade and a long handle. 2 a tool of a similar shape for various purposes, e.g. for removing the blubber from a whale. 3 anything resembling a spade.… …
35spade — noun 1 tool for digging ADJECTIVE ▪ garden ▪ There was a garden spade in the shed. VERB + SPADE ▪ use ▪ He dug a deep hole in the lawn with his spade …
36spade — spade1 noun 1》 a tool with a sharp edged, rectangular metal blade and a long handle, used for digging. 2》 [as modifier] shaped like a spade: a spade bit. verb dig over with a spade. ↘move or lift with a spade. Phrases call a spade a spade speak… …
37spade — I. /speɪd / (say spayd) noun 1. a tool for digging, having an iron blade adapted for pressing into the ground with the foot, and a long handle commonly with a grip or crosspiece at the top. 2. some implement, piece, or part resembling this. 3. a… …
38spade — 1. noun a) A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging. Not to be confused with a shovel which is used for moving earth or other materials. Make your mind easy, Ratsey said; I have dug too often in this graveyard for any to wonder if …
39spade — UK [speɪd] / US noun Word forms spade : singular spade plural spades 1) a) [countable] a tool used for digging that consists of a handle and a flat metal part that you push into the earth with your foot b) British a toy that children use for… …
40spade — I [[t]speɪd[/t]] n. v. spad•ed, spad•ing 1) bui a tool for digging, typically having a long handle and a narrow, flat metal blade that can be pressed into the ground with the foot 2) bui an implement or part resembling this 3) to dig, cut, or… …
