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
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
To be frank, I wasn’t sure I was up for a trilogy on Porkalob’s family history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
"And we've basically failed to cope with, or to be frank, not just with this, but with many other things too."
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026
Even so, most locals were oblivious to how they and their colleagues spent their days; and to be frank, they found them more than a little peculiar.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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