be honest/frank

idiom

: to speak in a very direct or truthful way

To be perfectly/quite honest/frank (with you), I didn't like the movie.

Examples of be honest/frank in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Matters can be resolved and relationships can be amended if both parties are willing to be honest and do the work necessary to repair the connection. —Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 9 June 2024

Real news can be honest, hopeful, credible, constructive. —Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2024

Whatever the reason, be honest about your intentions. —Ruth Tam, NPR, 31 May 2024

The ever-present question for this (and the whole 2024 presidential election, to be honest) is whether — and how much — a conviction would impact undecided and swing voters. —Tia Yang, ABC News, 28 May 2024

How did that discourse affect your choices in post? Not greatly, to be honest with you. —Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2024

He's been always in a perpetual state of trying to make up for a lack of something, which has driven him kind of insane, to be honest. —Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 29 May 2024

Ekouaer 3-piece Ribbed Knit Lounge Set $51 $45 To be frank, this Ekouaer three-piece set is a stroke of genius for the airport. —Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2024

And to be honest, he’s been very good with that this year. —Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 22 May 2024