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.
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Only a bad person would ask a question like that, to be honest with you.
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ABC News, 13 July 2025
Well, to be honest, coming from Iowa, there was little conversation around style.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
Finally, European leaders must be honest with themselves and, most important, with voters.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
And to be honest, these bad boys deserve to be shown off this summer.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 8 July 2025
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ABC News, 13 July 2025
Well, to be honest, coming from Iowa, there was little conversation around style.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
Finally, European leaders must be honest with themselves and, most important, with voters.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
And to be honest, these bad boys deserve to be shown off this summer.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 8 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for be honest/frank
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“Be honest/frank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20honest%2Ffrank. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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