call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel (English, verb)
expansion: call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel (third-person singular simple present calls a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel, present participle calling a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel, simple past and past participle called a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel)
Senses:
glosses: Alternative form of call a spade a spade.
tags: alt-of
alternative
Forms:
form: calls a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: calling a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel
tags: participle
present
form: called a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel
tags: participle
past
form: called a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel
tags: past