be frank
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To be frank, it sounds like you don’t like this man, and that is OK.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
"We must be frank: the epidemic is far from being under control," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told an emergency meeting on the outbreak.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Let's be frank though, these things do happen in cricket - people are always pushing to try and gain an advantage.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Ask Johnson why he pivoted to be an unofficial ambassador for horse racing, and he’ll be frank: “To be honest, there’s a lot of billionaires.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Now we're all being so frank, I'll be frank too.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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