English
Verb
to call a spade a spade
- idiom to speak the truth; to say things as they really are
#: Maybe God just calls a spade a spade, when the president talks to God. - w:Bright Eyes (band)|Bright Eyes
See also
call them like one sees them
tell it how it is
beat about the bush
Translations
Armenian: ÕÖ�Õ½Ö�Õ¤ Õ½Õ¡Ö� Õ¸Ö� Õ±Õ¸Ö� Õ´Õ« Õ£Ö�Õ«Ö� (khoskd sar u dzor mi gtsir)
Italian: Dire pane al pane e vino al vino
Spanish: llamar al pan, pan y al vino, vino
french: appeler un chat un chat
German: Nenn das Kind beim Namen
References
cite book |lastEvans |firstIvor Henry |titleBrewer�s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable|year1913 |publisherCassell Publishers Ltd. |location41/47 Strand London WC2N? 5JE |isbn=0-304-31835-3</div>
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