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词汇 tell it like it is
释义
Idiom
tell it like it is
to describe a situation honestly without avoiding any unpleasant details.
I am honest about things, and I'm going to tell it like it is as long as I am in charge of this project.
idiomtell it like it isspoken to say exactly what you think or what is true, without hiding anything that might upset or offend people:If Don's got one problem, it's that he doesn't cover things up. He tells it like it is. A lot of people don't want to hear that stuff.Wilson might be a hero to our kids, but we should be telling it like it is: He acted irresponsibly and he will pay a heavy price.tell-it-like-it-is: AmE "The company might be first in the state, but it's only 47th when the whole country is considered," says Vargas, in his typical tell-it-like-it-is management style.

tell it like it is

To speak bluntly, directly, and truthfully, even if what is being said is undesirable to the listener. I always respect employees who are willing to tell it like it is, rather than trying to sugarcoat everything to save a little face. I tell it like it is, and that rubs a lot of people the wrong way.

Tell it like it is.

Inf. Speak frankly.; Tell the truth no matter who is criticized or how much it hurts. Come on man, tell it like it is! Well, I've got to tell it like it is.

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]

tell it like it is

describe the true facts of a situation no matter how unpleasant they may be. informal

tell it how/like it ˈis

(informal) tell somebody something honestly and directly: All right, I’ll tell it like it is. I don’t love you Rachel, and I never have.

Tell it like it is!

and TILII
exclam. & comp. abb. a phrase encouraging someone to continue to make whatever points were being made; Speak frankly.; Tell the truth no matter how much it hurts. Right on, Fred! TILII! Come on man, tell it like it is!

tell it like it is, to

To tell the truth even though it is unpleasant. Linguistics professor Margaret G. Lee lists this among the verbal expressions borrowed from African-American English (American Speech, winter 1999). It undoubtedly gained currency as the title of a number-one rhythm and blues hit of 1967, and has become a standard and somewhat overused colloquialism. Jane Smiley played on it in Horse Heaven (2000): “He wasn’t a funny guy like Baffert, but they always said he ‘is peppery and straightforward,’ ‘pulls no punches,’ ‘tells it like it is.’” See also pull no punches; unvarnished truth.
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