give it to straight



give it to somebody straight

to tell someone something unpleasant directly and honestly Just give it to me straight - how badly is he hurt?
See also: give, straight

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ceri (1)KE-riWelsh
Howard['hauəd]
Theodotos-Ancient Greek
Lia (1)LEE-ah (Italian), LEE-ə (Portuguese, Georgian)Italian, Portuguese, Georgian, Biblical Latin
Gigizhee-ZHEEFrench
Amyas-English (Rare)