be honest/frank
idiom
: to speak in a very direct or truthful way
To be perfectly/quite honest/frank (with you), I didn't like the movie.
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To be honest, some of those early conversations broke me.
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Julie Depenbrock, NPR, 22 June 2024
Real news can be honest, hopeful, credible, constructive.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 June 2024
Kate, who herself seems a bit more pensive since her pregnancy, encourages her to be honest with Colin about it.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 13 June 2024
Matters can be resolved and relationships can be amended if both parties are willing to be honest and do the work necessary to repair the connection.
—Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 9 June 2024
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Julie Depenbrock, NPR, 22 June 2024
Real news can be honest, hopeful, credible, constructive.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 June 2024
Kate, who herself seems a bit more pensive since her pregnancy, encourages her to be honest with Colin about it.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 13 June 2024
Matters can be resolved and relationships can be amended if both parties are willing to be honest and do the work necessary to repair the connection.
—Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 9 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for be honest/frank
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“Be honest/frank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20honest%2Ffrank. Accessed 28 Jun. 2024.
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