Call a spade a spade
To speak plainly, without softening the truth.
English
Call a spade a spade
Tiếng Việt
Nói toạc móng heo.
Nói thẳng, không vòng vo che đậy.
Examples
- Let us call a spade a spade: the project failed.
- She calls a spade a spade, which not everyone enjoys.