idiom
say it like it is
SAY it LYK it IZ
seɪ ɪt laɪk ɪt ɪzListen
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Syllable breakdown
sayitlikeitis
Dictionary meaning
speak honestly and directly about a situation without softening, hedging, or evading; tell the truth plainly regardless of whether it is comfortable or welcome; a call for transparency over diplomatic vagueness
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Break the ice
Brayk the ice
Hit the nail on the head
Hit the nayl on the hed
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UN-der the WETH-er
Piece of cake
Peess of kayk
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