"say one's piece" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: says one's piece [present, singular, third-person], saying one's piece [participle, present], said one's piece [participle, past], said one's piece [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|say<,,said> one's piece}} say one's piece (third-person singular simple present says one's piece, present participle saying one's piece, simple past and past participle said one's piece)
  1. To say all that one has to say about a matter; to state one's opinion or position fully. Categories (topical): Talking
    Sense id: en-say_one's_piece-en-verb-xYkNqSjS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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