call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel in 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] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel (third-person singular simple present calls a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel, present participle calling a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel, simple past and past participle called a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel)

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"call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel" meaning in English

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