idiom
tell it like it is
TEL it LYK it IZ
tɛl ɪt laɪk ɪt ɪzListen
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Syllable breakdown
tellitlikeitis
Dictionary meaning
say things exactly as they are; be brutally honest without softening the truth
People also look up
Break the ice
Brayk the ice
Hit the nail on the head
Hit the nayl on the hed
Under the weather
UN-der the WETH-er
Piece of cake
Peess of kayk
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