"call a spade a spade" 怎么发音
expression
KAHL uh SPAYD uh SPAYD
KAWL uh SPAYD uh SPAYD
释义
To speak very directly and truthfully, even if it may be uncomfortable or blunt; to say things as they really are.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈkɔɫ/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈspeɪd/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈspeɪd
英式英语
kˈɔːl/ /æɪ/ /spˈeɪd/ /æɪ/ /spˈeɪd
简化发音
美式
KAHL uh SPAYD uh SPAYD
英式
KAWL uh SPAYD uh SPAYD
语境中听
She always calls a spade a spade, even if people don't like it.
It's important to call a spade a spade when solving problems.
My dad always calls a spade a spade with us.
I appreciate it when people call a spade a spade rather than sugarcoating things.