in clear

in clear

obsolete Unambiguously; not in cryptic or coded language. He spoke in clear to the bailiff that he had been with a woman other than his wife that night, and wished for the matter to remain private.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

in clear

not in code.
1966 Robert Sheckley Mindswap Thus, he crosscircuited his fear of embarrassment, and spoke to his oldest friend in clear.
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See also:
  • you heard the lady
  • a lingua franca
  • Franca
  • lingua
  • lingua franca
  • translate (something) from (something) into (something)
  • translate (something) into (something) from (something)
  • language
  • artificial language
  • pardon/excuse my French