Idiom
to be honest
Meaning
Frankly, honestly.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“To be honest, I do not like this movie.”
“To be honest, I think we should choose a different restaurant for our dinner tonight.”
“To be honest, the proposal lacks the necessary detail to convince the board of directors to approve the project.”
Examples
simple
“To be honest, I do not like this movie.”
contextual
“To be honest, I think we should choose a different restaurant for our dinner tonight.”
complex
“To be honest, the proposal lacks the necessary detail to convince the board of directors to approve the project.”
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