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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To be honest, creepers weren’t always at the top of my list of concerns.
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Jenny Borts, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
School starts next week, and, to be honest, my family and I are not ready.
—Katrina Donham, Parents, 19 Aug. 2025
Rather than dwell on her hunger, Kelsey made light of it, and to be honest, created one of the funnier segments in recent Alone memory.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 18 Aug. 2025
Despite my young age, my parents chose to be honest, but gentle, about my brother’s condition.
—Zoë Jones, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2025
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Jenny Borts, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
School starts next week, and, to be honest, my family and I are not ready.
—Katrina Donham, Parents, 19 Aug. 2025
Rather than dwell on her hunger, Kelsey made light of it, and to be honest, created one of the funnier segments in recent Alone memory.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 18 Aug. 2025
Despite my young age, my parents chose to be honest, but gentle, about my brother’s condition.
—Zoë Jones, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Be honest/frank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20honest%2Ffrank. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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