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

See call a spade a spade on Wiktionary

Phrase [Английский]

  1. называть вещи своими именами
    Sense id: ru-call_a_spade_a_spade-en-phrase-JK7cuinI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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          "text": "Why don't you just call a spade a spade and say that he's a liar?",
          "translation": "Почему бы тебе неназвать вещи своими именами и не сказать, что он лжец?"
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          "text": "Why don't you just call a spade a spade and say that he's a liar?",
          "translation": "Почему бы тебе неназвать вещи своими именами и не сказать, что он лжец?"
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