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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Log in Real news can be honest, hopeful, credible, constructive.
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Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2025
To be honest, this movie is a bit too treacly for my taste, but the four main actresses’ enduring friendship warms my millennial heart.
—Lizzie Logan, Vulture, 2 May 2025
It’s been a surreal year, to be honest… the last couple of years.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
If the business is investing in AI to build efficiencies, be honest about this and communicate transparently about how this will support the human side of their role.
—David Morel, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2025
To be honest, this movie is a bit too treacly for my taste, but the four main actresses’ enduring friendship warms my millennial heart.
—Lizzie Logan, Vulture, 2 May 2025
It’s been a surreal year, to be honest… the last couple of years.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
If the business is investing in AI to build efficiencies, be honest about this and communicate transparently about how this will support the human side of their role.
—David Morel, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Be honest/frank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20honest%2Ffrank. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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