tell it like it is

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tell it like it is (third-person singular simple present tells it like it is, present participle telling it like it is, simple past and past participle told it like it is)

1. (idiomatic) To speak frankly, to convey all and only the truth of a situation.

Translations

to speak the truth

• Norwegian: si det som det er