Feel blue Love at first sight Stand someone up Feel great Put one's foot in it Faint Have a lot of work Annoy someone Give up guessing Sleep in Have the knack Cost an arm and a leg Be fed up Have a frog in one's throat Put in one's two cents Daydreaming Get goosebumps Beat around the bush Call a spade a spade Be completely wrong
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Appeler un chat un chat
Literally 'to call a cat a cat,' this means to speak plainly and honestly about a situation. It is used when someone wants to be direct without using euphemisms.
Examples in context
Soyons honnêtes et appelons un chat un chat.
Let's be honest and call a spade a spade.
Il n'aime pas mentir, il appelle un chat un chat.
He doesn't like to lie; he calls a spade a spade.
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