English Explanatory Dictionary

call a spade a shovel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To put it more than bluntly; to express a truth forcefully; to use exaggerated language to make a statement of fact.

Word forms

call a spade a shovel calls a spade a shovel calling a spade a shovel called a spade a shovel

Etymology

From call a spade a spade.

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