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Call a spade a spade
【中文】说实话
Shuō shíhuà
【解释】 Say it like it is.
【例句】
- Let's call a spade a spade, that man's a liar.
咱们还是说实话吧，那个人就是个骗子。
Zánmen háishì shuō shíhuà ba, nàgè rén jiùshì gè piànzi.
- Mr. Adams called a spade a spade and told Johnny's parents that he was a bad student.
亚当斯先生实话告诉乔尼的父母他是个坏孩子。
Yàdāngsī xiānshēng shíhuà gàosu Qiáo ní de fùmǔ tā shìgè huài háizi.
