"speak one's mind" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-speak one's mind.ogg Forms: speaks one's mind [present, singular, third-person], speaking one's mind [participle, present], spoke one's mind [past], spoken one's mind [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|speak<,,spoke,spoken> one's mind}} speak one's mind (third-person singular simple present speaks one's mind, present participle speaking one's mind, simple past spoke one's mind, past participle spoken one's mind)
  1. (idiomatic) To state one's thoughts or opinions honestly or frankly. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: speak one's conscience Related terms: give somebody a piece of one's mind Translations (to state one's thoughts honestly or frankly): puhua suunsa puhtaaksi (Finnish), avautua (Finnish), avata suunsa (Finnish), offen seine Meinung sagen (German), ami a szívén, az a száján (Hungarian), láta vaða um súðum (Icelandic), esprimere la propria opinione (Italian), parlare francamente (Italian), 心のうちを明かす (kokoronouchi-wo-akasu) (Japanese), przemawiać własnym głosem [imperfective] (Polish), przemówić własnym głosem [perfective] (Polish), não ter papas na língua (Portuguese)

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