a home truth



a home truth

if you tell someone a home truth, you tell them an unpleasant fact, usually something bad about themselves (usually plural) It's time someone told that boy a few home truths about his behaviour.
See also: home, truth

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sajjad-Arabic
Epiphanyi-PIF-ə-neeEnglish (Rare)
Gun-Swedish
Servaas-Dutch
KrisztinaKREES-tee-nawHungarian
Dalia (2)-Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology