call a spade a spade, not a big spoon (English, verb)
expansion: call a spade a spade, not a big spoon (third-person singular simple present calls a spade a spade, not a big spoon, present participle calling a spade a spade, not a big spoon, simple past and past participle called a spade a spade, not a big spoon)
Senses:
glosses: Alternative form of call a spade a spade.
tags: alt-of
alternative
Forms:
form: calls a spade a spade, not a big spoon
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: calling a spade a spade, not a big spoon
tags: participle
present
singular
third-person
form: called a spade a spade, not a big spoon
tags: participle
past
present
singular
third-person
form: called a spade a spade, not a big spoon
tags: past
present
singular
third-person