home truth
Frequency: 5.53.1 per million words
a true but unpleasant fact that someone tells you about yourself
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- It's time we told him a few home truths about sharing a house.
- My best friend gave me some home truths about my procrastination.
- She found it difficult to hear the home truth about her performance.
- Sometimes, a painful home truth is necessary for personal growth.
- The coach delivered a harsh home truth to the underperforming team.
- Receiving a home truth can be uncomfortable, but it's often for your own good.
- He needed to face the home truth that his business was failing.
- My mother always had a way of telling me home truths without being too harsh.
- After years of denial, he finally accepted the home truth about his health.
- The report contained several home truths about the company's financial state.