"speak as one finds" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: speaks as one finds [present, singular, third-person], speaking as one finds [participle, present], spoke as one found [past], spoken as one found [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|speak<,,spoke,spoken> as one finds<finds,finds,found>}} speak as one finds (third-person singular simple present speaks as one finds, present participle speaking as one finds, simple past spoke as one found, past participle spoken as one found)
  1. To speak the truth plainly, as one sees it; to be outspoken or blunt. Synonyms: call a spade a spade
    Sense id: en-speak_as_one_finds-en-verb-AvcsUJ0t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "word": "call a spade a spade"
        }
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