make no bones about it
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"Let's make no bones about it, before Covid our workforce was fragile in regards to our vacancies and our ability to recruit and retain in the north east", Prof Hiscox said.
From BBC • Jul. 21, 2021
They are unabashedly putting everything your mouth loves into one hot lump — and they make no bones about it.
From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2017
I have never had any maternal instincts and make no bones about it.
From Slate • Feb. 22, 2016
But make no bones about it, so far this has been a bizarre American century.
From Salon • Nov. 1, 2015
“He don’t make no bones about it; he gets something on you and then he grafts on you till you’re dry.”
From The Snow-Burner by Oyen, Henry
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