put bluntly
Frequency: 7.511.5 per million words
To express something in a very direct way, without trying to be polite.
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- To put it bluntly, your work is simply not good enough.
- He put it bluntly: the company is facing bankruptcy.
- I'll put it bluntly – we cannot afford to keep you on the team.
- She put the situation bluntly to the board of directors.
- To put it bluntly, I don't think you are the right person for this role.
- The doctor put it bluntly when discussing the risks of the surgery.
- Let me put it bluntly; if we don't improve, we will lose the contract.
- He put his concerns bluntly during the emergency meeting.
- To put it bluntly, the customer service we received was appalling.
- I don't want to be rude, but to put it bluntly, you need to start listening.