honest with (someone)
idiom
: telling (someone) the truth
I don't think these people are being honest with me.
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The Toronto Blue Jays were among the suitors for the right-hander, but were honest with him about their desire to use him out of the bullpen.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
After snowing in at a diner, these people fatefully collide and spend the storm getting honest with each other.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Truth #4: Be honest with chief diversity officers and either empower them, evolve them or reward them.
—Doug Melville, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Only about 20 percent of the American public of all ages is taking the COVID booster, because the government hasn't been honest with us.
—CBS News, 24 Nov. 2024
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
After snowing in at a diner, these people fatefully collide and spend the storm getting honest with each other.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Truth #4: Be honest with chief diversity officers and either empower them, evolve them or reward them.
—Doug Melville, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Only about 20 percent of the American public of all ages is taking the COVID booster, because the government hasn't been honest with us.
—CBS News, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Honest with (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honest%20with%20%28someone%29. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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