call a spade a spade
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They were a little afraid of this young man and his dreadful trait of calling a spade a spade.
Другие идиомы:
- call the dogs off
- call (someone) in
- call (something) in
- call the shots
- call on (someone)
- call a meeting
- call it quits
- call off (something)
- call (someone) names
- call (someone or something) into question
- call up (someone)
- call of nature
- call for (someone)
- call for (someone or something)
- call someone's bluff