brutal honesty
Frequency: 8.012.1 per million words
being direct and truthful in a way that may be unpleasant
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Examples (20)
- Sometimes, what a friend needs is not sympathy but some brutal honesty.
- 'Don't you love me?' 'I don't know,' she said with brutal honesty.
- Please, give me your brutal honesty. I need to know what you really think of the manuscript.
- His brutal honesty about his mistakes earned him respect.
- With brutal honesty, he told her that the dress didn't suit her at all.
- I appreciate your brutal honesty, even though it hurts.
- The consultant was known for his brutal honesty, which, while harsh, often led to major improvements.
- She responded with brutal honesty: 'Your work isn't good enough.'
- I appreciate your brutal honesty now, even though it was hard to hear at the time.
- The coach's brutal honesty motivated the team to improve.
- Her brutal honesty is both her greatest strength and her biggest weakness.
- In a moment of brutal honesty, he admitted he never loved his job.
- If you want my brutal honesty, I think you're making a huge mistake.
- The book is written with brutal honesty about addiction.
- In the upcoming performance review, I'm going to have to use some brutal honesty about his lack of progress.
- With brutal honesty, she told him their relationship was over.
- Are you prepared for some brutal honesty about your business plan?
- The interview revealed his brutal honesty about the company's failures.
- The documentary offered a moment of brutal honesty about the failures of the project.
- Sometimes brutal honesty is more valuable than polite lies.