"call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: calls a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel [present, singular, third-person], calling a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel [participle, present], called a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel [participle, past], called a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel [past]
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  1. Alternative form of call a spade a spade. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: call a spade a spade
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