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
HeinoHIE-no (German), HAY-no (Finnish)German, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Estonian
SelmaSEL-mə (English), ZEL-mah (German)English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic
ZvezdanaZVEZ-dah-nah (Serbian)Serbian, Slovene
Draga-Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Josephine['dʒəuzifi:n]
Basiliobah-ZEE-lyo (Italian), bah-SEE-lyo (Spanish)Italian, Spanish