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 in this case, to be frank, this feels a bit more like the kind of odd-couple play that was more in vogue some years ago.
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Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
And, to be frank, that's what really pisses me off about this.
—Greta Bjornson, People.com, 7 June 2025
To be honest, the original Switch Pro controller was my favorite of the last generation of consoles.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Moore can’t even be honest about his interest in running for president.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 5 June 2025
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Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
And, to be frank, that's what really pisses me off about this.
—Greta Bjornson, People.com, 7 June 2025
To be honest, the original Switch Pro controller was my favorite of the last generation of consoles.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Moore can’t even be honest about his interest in running for president.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for be honest/frank
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“Be honest/frank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20honest%2Ffrank. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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