Jane calls a spade a spade.
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Spade
/speɪ̯d/
Synonyms for "spade" (151 found)
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16 total sentences available.
He is the type of a person who calls a spade a spade.
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Why don't you just call a spade a spade and admit that she dumped you for that American guy she met at the English school?
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I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.
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