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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But to dismiss this vice as unique to Trump would not be honest.
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Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 15 May 2025
Yes, to be honest, there are some stories that aren’t quite acceptable in the modern sense.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 14 May 2025
Log in Real news can be honest, hopeful, credible, constructive.
—Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 13 May 2025
And back then, the world was, to be honest, not as complicated.
—Devan Schwartz, Vox, 10 May 2025
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Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 15 May 2025
Yes, to be honest, there are some stories that aren’t quite acceptable in the modern sense.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 14 May 2025
Log in Real news can be honest, hopeful, credible, constructive.
—Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 13 May 2025
And back then, the world was, to be honest, not as complicated.
—Devan Schwartz, Vox, 10 May 2025
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“Be honest/frank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20honest%2Ffrank. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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