Multiple choice

Directions: Find out the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase from the four alternatives.

To call a spade a spade

  1. To win

  2. To speak plainly

  3. To be ruined

  4. To be astonished
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

To call a spade a spade means to speak plainly and directly about something, without euphemism or sugar-coating. Option B correctly captures this meaning of speaking plainly and frankly.

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