tell it like it is
Speak the truth, no matter how unpleasant. For example, We're obligated to tell it like it is to the stockholders. [Slang; second half of 1900s]
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How to use tell it like it is in a sentence
With AIDS receding from the headlines, Dr. Koop suddenly found his tell-it-like-it-is perspectives under withering scrutiny.
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