| to speak frankly |
歯に衣着せぬ [はにきぬきせぬ]
/(exp) (See 歯に衣着せない) to not mince matters/to speak frankly/EntL2399560/
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打ち開ける;打ち明ける;ぶち開ける;ぶち明ける [ぶちあける]
/(v1,vt) (1) to forcefully open up a hole (in a wall, etc.)/(2) (See 打ち明ける・うちあける) to speak frankly, holding nothing back/(3) to throw out everything inside/EntL2063110X/
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端的に言う [たんてきにいう]
/(exp,v5u) to come to the point/to get straight to the point/to speak frankly/to speak plainly/to talk straight/EntL2657600/
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腹を割って話す [はらをわってはなす]
/(exp,v5s) (See 腹を割って) to speak frankly/to speak unreservedly/to open up to each other/to talk candidly/to speak by laying everything on the table/to talk straight from the gut/to have a heart-to-heart talk/EntL2534360/ |