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call a spade a spade, not a big spoon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables
cal-l a s-pade a s-pade, not a big spoon
IPA
41
Scrabble Score
28
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of call a spade a spade.

Inflected Forms

calls a spade a spade, not a big spoon (present, singular) calling a spade a spade, not a big spoon (participle, present) called a spade a spade, not a big spoon (participle, past) called a spade a spade, not a big spoon (past)

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What does call a spade a spade, not a big spoon mean?
Alternative form of call a spade a spade.

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