call a spade a spade

English - Turkish

Definition of call a spade a spade in English Turkish dictionary

dobra dobra konuşmak

{k} doğruya doğru, eğriye eğri demek, gerçekleri sakınmadan söylemek, dobra dobra konuşmak

(deyim) açıkça söylemek,dobra dobra sölemek

doğruya doğru eğriye eğri demek

dobra dobra konuşmak

English - English

Definition of call a spade a spade in English English dictionary

to speak the truth; to say things as they really are

Can we this quote? Maybe God just calls a spade a spade, when the president talks to God. - Bright Eyes.

(deyim) To "call a spade a spade" is to speak honestly and directly about a topic, specifically topics that others may avoid speaking about due to their sensitivity or embarrassing nature

speak honestly, say what one truly feels, speak openly

Turkish pronunciation

kôl ı speyd ı speyd

Pronunciation

/ˈkôl ə ˈspād ə ˈspād/ /ˈkɔːl ə ˈspeɪd ə ˈspeɪd/

Etymology

() A mistaken translation of Ancient Greek τὰ σῦκα σῦκα, τὴν σκάφην δὲ σκάφην ὀνομάσων ('calling figs figs, and a trough a trough'). The word σκάφη (skaphe, “trough”) was mistranslated by the medieval scholar Desiderius Erasmus as σκαφείον (skapheion, “digging tool”).