honest with (someone)
idiom
: telling (someone) the truth
I don't think these people are being honest with me.
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All of them disgust me to be quite honest with you.
KARL: All right.
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ABC News, 13 Apr. 2025
If a green card or visa holder does decide to travel abroad and is pulled aside by CBP on their return to the U.S., Shepherd's advice was to be honest with officers to avoid detention or denial of entry.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Matt then confessed an embarrassing moment that was holding him back from being honest with Howard.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Nurse Tristan finds the offending agent and gives her a platelet transfusion along with some advice to be honest with her boyfriend.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
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ABC News, 13 Apr. 2025
If a green card or visa holder does decide to travel abroad and is pulled aside by CBP on their return to the U.S., Shepherd's advice was to be honest with officers to avoid detention or denial of entry.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Matt then confessed an embarrassing moment that was holding him back from being honest with Howard.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Nurse Tristan finds the offending agent and gives her a platelet transfusion along with some advice to be honest with her boyfriend.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for honest with (someone)
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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 25 Apr. 2025.
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