The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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call a spade a spade |
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To speak directly and bluntly; to avoid euphemism: The prosecutor said, Lets call a spade a spade. You didnt borrow the money, you stole it. | 1 |
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| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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