Examples of 'call a spade a spade' in a sentence
Meaning of "call a spade a spade"
This phrase means to speak honestly and directly, without using euphemisms or avoiding the truth. It is often used to encourage a straightforward and blunt approach to communication
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- To put it bluntly, to be outspoken; to speak the truth, to say things as they really are.
How to use "call a spade a spade" in a sentence
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call a spade a spade
And let us call a spade a spade too.
We really should be honest enough to call a spade a spade.
One must call a spade a spade.
I am as ready as the next fellow to call a spade a spade.
We call a spade a spade around here.
People who never call a spade a spade.
Let us call a spade a spade and a chicken a chicken.
I think somebody has to call a spade a spade.
You gotta call a spade a spade and be like.
Prudence dictates that we call a spade a spade.
It is better to call a spade a spade and say what you are doing.
You were never afraid to call a spade a spade.
We need to call a spade a spade and get back to basics.
People are afraid to call a spade a spade.
Call a spade a spade and the reader will be grateful to you.
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Be gone those who would call a spade a spade.
I call a spade a spade and I call our government a nest of vipers.
Let us just call a spade a spade.
It is my intention now to speak frankly and call a spade a spade.
You have to call a spade a spade.
We need to jettison political correctness and call a spade a spade.
You like to call a spade a spade.
What will advance the cause of peace is to call a spade a spade.
We must call a spade a spade.
No politician has been bold enough to call a spade a spade.
I have to call a spade a spade.
We should be intellectually honest and call a spade a spade.
We should call a spade a spade.
Let us stop political correctness and call a spade a spade.
We have to call a spade a spade.
I am one of those who think we should call a spade a spade.
I will call a spade a spade.
Europe should have the courage to call a spade a spade.
Learn to call a spade a spade.
People need to stop being so politically correct and call a spade a spade.
At least they call a spade a spade.
I have an idea for massively distributing a flyer but we have to call a spade a spade.
We must learn to call a spade a spade.
Let us call a spade a spade and an EU army an EU army.
We also need to call a spade a spade.
Let's call a spade a spade in this hearing.
You deserve me to call a spade a spade.
It 's become less and less humanitarian and more and more military, to call a spade a spade.
Not afraid to call a spade a spade.
This is one of those tricky situations where you have to call a spade a spade.
I am happy you call a spade a spade.
We have got opposition parties coming up to us and I will call a spade a spade.
Where we can call a spade a spade.
Mrs Theato should know that we value her desire to call a spade a spade.
It is time to call a spade a spade.
