CALL A SPADE A SPADE

Meaning of CALL A SPADE A SPADE in English

to say exactly what you think without trying to hide your opinion

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

CALL A SPADE A SPADE — phrasal to call a thing by its right name however coarse, to speak frankly
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CALL A SPADE A SPADE — phrasal : to give a thing its plain name even if considered offensive : speak plainly or bluntly without elaboration …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CALL A SPADE A SPADE — speak honestly, say what one truly feels, speak openly
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CALL A SPADE A SPADE — 1. : to call a thing by its right name however coarse 2. : to speak frankly
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CALL A SPADE A SPADE — 1 : to call a thing by its right name however coarse 2 : to speak frankly
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CALL A SPADE A SPADE — speak plainly and frankly. → spade
Concise Oxford English vocab
CALL A SPADE A SPADE — see spade
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CALL A SPADE A SPADE — see spade
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CALL A SPADE A SPADE
Slang English vocab
CALL A SPADE A SPADE — See ↑ HONEST 4
Longman Activator English vocab
CALL A SPADE A SPADE
Словарь английских идиом
CALL A SPADE A SPADE — "say it in plain language; the straight goods" Kris will report the facts. She's not afraid to call a spade …
English Idioms vocab
CALL A SPADE A SPADE — say it in plain language (See also the straight goods ) Kris will report the facts. She's not afraid to …
English Idioms vocabulary
CALL A SPADE A SPADE
American Idioms English vocabulary
CALL A SPADE A SPADE — называть вещи своими именами
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
CALL A SPADE A SPADE — называть вещи своими именами
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SPADE — I. ˈspād noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English spadu, spædu; akin to Old Frisian spada spade, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPADE — (v. t.) To dig with a spade; to pare off the sward of, as land, with a spade.
Английский словарь Webster
SPADE — ( v. t. ) To dig with a spade; to pare off the sward of, as land, with a spade.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPADE — spade 1 — spadelike , adj. — spader , n. /spayd/ , n. , v. , spaded, spading . n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPADE — I. ˈspād noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English spadu; akin to Greek spathē blade of a sword or oar …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPADE — noun a castrated man or beast. 2. spade ·noun a hart or stag three years old. 3. spade ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
SPADE — [spade] n [ME, fr. OE spadu; akin to Gk spathe blade of a sword or oar] (bef. 12c) 1: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SPADE — / speɪd; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a garden tool with a broad metal blade and a long …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPADE — spade /speɪd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1,3: Language: Old English ; Origin: spadu ] [ Sense 2, 4-5: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPADE — n. 1 a a playing-card of a suit denoted by black inverted heart-shaped figures with small stalks. b (in pl.) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPADE — n. & v. --n. 1 a tool used for digging or cutting the ground etc., with a sharp-edged metal blade …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPADE — n. 1 a a playing-card of a suit denoted by black inverted heart-shaped figures with small stalks. b (in pl.) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPADE — n. & v. n. 1 a tool used for digging or cutting the ground etc., with a sharp-edged metal blade …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPADE — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a tool used for digging or cutting the ground etc., with a sharp-edged metal …
Oxford English vocab
SPADE — ( spades) 1. A spade is a tool used for digging, with a flat metal blade and a long handle. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPADE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A spade lay half-buried in mud. ▪ And it's no use calling a spade an …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPADE — See: CALL A SPADE A SPADE.
Slang English vocab
SPADE — • ↑ call a spade a spade
Longman Activator English vocab
SPADE — a character created in 1930 by the US writer Dashiell Hammett in his book The Maltese Falcon . Spade is …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
SPADE — See: CALL A SPADE A SPADE.
Словарь английских идиом
SPADE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPADE — 1) лопата 2) копать, рыть • - molding spade - roll spade - vibrator spade
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SPADE — 1) лопата 2) копать, рыть • - molding spade - roll spade - vibrator spade
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SPADE — 1) заступ 2) лопата 3) лопатить 4) лопаточный • - drain spade - molding spade
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SPADE
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SPADE — _I 1. speıd n 1. 1> лопата, лопатка; заступ 2> скребок 3> совок 2. нож ( для разделки китовых туш …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SPADE
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SPADE
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SPADE — 1) заступ; штыковая лопата, копальная лопата 2) копать; рыть • spade for tilting — лопатка для плиточных работ - coffered spade - mortar mixing spade - …
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
SPADE — штыковая (копальная) лопата - air spade - coffered spade - draining spade - garden spade - grafting spade - socketed …
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
SPADE
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CALL — I. ˈkȯl verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English callen, probably from Old Norse kalla; akin to Old English hilde …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CALL — /kawl/ , v.t. 1. to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CALL — I. ˈkȯl verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse kalla; akin to Old English hilde calla battle herald, Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CALL — noun ·see assessment, 4. 2. call ·noun vocation; employment. 3. call ·noun a divine vocation or summons. 4. call ·vi …
Webster English vocab
CALL — [call] vb [ME, fr. ON kalla; akin to OE hildecalla battle herald, OHG kallon to talk loudly, OCS glasu voice] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CALL — / kɔːl; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb GIVE NAME 1. to give sb/sth a particular name; to use …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CALL — I. call 1 S1 W1 /kɔːl $ kɒːl/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CALL — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. a (often foll. by out) cry, shout; speak loudly. b (of a bird or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CALL — v. & n. v. 1 intr. a (often foll. by out) cry, shout; speak loudly. b (of a bird or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CALL — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. a (often foll. by out) cry, shout; speak loudly. b (of a bird or …
Oxford English vocab
CALL — ( calls, calling, called) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CALL — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a personal call ▪ Are you sure your boss doesn’t mind your using the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CALL
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CALL — n. 25B6; verb Wait for me! she called : CRY (OUT), shout, yell, bellow, roar, bawl, scream, vociferate; informal holler. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CALL — v. 1 shout, cry (out), hail, yell, roar, bellow, call out, Colloq holler I heard someone calling my name 2 …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CALL
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CALL
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