honest with (someone)
idiom
: telling (someone) the truth
I don't think these people are being honest with me.
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Be Honest About The Need For Unrestricted Funding Nonprofits should always be honest with donors about the critical importance of unrestricted funding.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Taking Care Of People CTOs must be honest with the team about the situation, looking for outside-the-box solutions, offering assurance and trying to avoid layoffs.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
But to be honest with you, before that, the singles hadn’t been autobiographical.
—Evan Sawdey, SPIN, 13 Sep. 2024
But Elton got sober, got honest with himself and did the work to come out on the other side.
—Karen Bliss, Variety, 7 Sep. 2024
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Taking Care Of People CTOs must be honest with the team about the situation, looking for outside-the-box solutions, offering assurance and trying to avoid layoffs.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
But to be honest with you, before that, the singles hadn’t been autobiographical.
—Evan Sawdey, SPIN, 13 Sep. 2024
But Elton got sober, got honest with himself and did the work to come out on the other side.
—Karen Bliss, Variety, 7 Sep. 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 5 Oct. 2024.
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