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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Isaac Mizrahi, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Mar. 2025
For a Ferrari driver to get beaten, admittedly in his first Grand Prix, and to be outraced by Alex Albon in the Williams is a bit embarrassing, to be honest.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
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Isaac Mizrahi, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Actually Do Every Day for Better Shut-Eye By Erica Sloan
To be honest, runners can sometimes look a little dorky when we’re loaded up with gear.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 28 Mar. 2025
Log in Real news can be honest, hopeful, credible, constructive.
—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Mar. 2025
For a Ferrari driver to get beaten, admittedly in his first Grand Prix, and to be outraced by Alex Albon in the Williams is a bit embarrassing, to be honest.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Be honest/frank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20honest%2Ffrank. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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