call a spade a spade
idiomTo put it bluntly, to be outspoken; to speak the truth, to describe things as they really are.
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answer the call of nature
To satisfy a bodily urge to urinate or defecate.
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call a lid
To inform the press that no further news will be released from a governmental body that day.
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call an audible
To change plans at the last minute in response to new information.
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call it
To call it a day
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call it a day
To cease an activity.
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call it a night
To go to bed to sleep.
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call it an early night
To go to bed or cease one's activities earlier in the evening than usual.
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call it stumps
To decide to end an activity; to call it a day.