Tell it like it is!
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.
See also: like, tell
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
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!
See also: like, tell
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- tell it how it is
- tell it how/like it is
- tell it like it is
- tell it like it is, to
- TILII
- I don't suppose
- spill (one's) guts on (someone or something)
- spill one’s guts on someone
- spill one’s guts to someone
- spill (one's) guts to (someone)