to call a spade a spade
81level — adj 1. even, plane, smooth, complanate, Math. homaloidal; flat, flat as a pancake, smooth as glass; flush, straight, true; balanced, right, equalized; symmetrical, proportionate, proportional, proportioned, commensurate, correlative. 2. equal,… …
82metaphor and simile — 1. The difference between these two figures of speech, which together constitute a major element of English idiom, is largely one of form. A simile is a fanciful comparison couched in a form introduced by as or like, for example Byron s line The… …
83define — [v1] give description ascertain, assign, call a spade a spade*, characterize, construe, decide, delineate, denominate, denote, describe, designate, detail, determine, dub, elucidate, entitle, etch, exemplify, explain, expound, formalize,… …
84forthright — [adj] straightforward, honest aboveboard, bald, blunt, call a spade a spade*, candid, categorical, direct, directly, forward, frank, from the hip*, like it is*, no lie*, open, outspoken, plain, plainspoken, real, simple, sincere, straight,… …
85frank — [adj] completely honest aboveboard, apparent, artless, bare faced*, blunt, bold, brazen, call a spade a spade*, candid, direct, downright, easy, familiar, flat out*, forthright, free, from the hip*, guileless, heart to heart*, ingenuous, lay it… …
86Leber — 1. De Lever de ward brâden bi Flackerfür un Strô, jung Mäten, nim kên ollen Mann, süst warst du nümmer frô. – Deecke, 4. 2. Heisse Leber macht kalten Beutel. – Eiselein, 416. 3. Leber öss vorn Weber, Plûz öss vorn Schutsch (Hund). (Elbing.) *4.… …
87lay it on the line — SPEAK FRANKLY/HONESTLY, pull no punches, be blunt, not mince one s words, call a spade a spade; informal give it to someone straight. → line * * * lay it on the line (informal) To speak out firmly and frankly • • • Main Entry: ↑line * * * lay it… …
88not mince (one's) words — TALK STRAIGHT, not beat about the bush, call a spade a spade, speak straight from the shoulder, pull no punches; informal tell it like it is; N. Amer. informal talk turkey. → mince …
89Credibility gap — Alternate use: The Credibility Gap, name of a comedy team Credibility gap is a political term that came into wide use during the 1960s and 1970s. At the time, it was most frequently used to describe public skepticism about the Lyndon B. Johnson… …
90Omupo —   Town   …
