make no bones about
State without hesitation
To make no bones about something is to be direct and unapologetic about it, without hesitation or pretense: She made no bones about her ambition to be CEO.
The phrase suggests speaking plainly rather than tiptoeing around a subject.
Someone who makes no bones about their opinion states it bluntly, even if others might find it uncomfortable.
- admitConfess or grant entry
- acknowledgeConfirm receipt or truth
- lay it on the lineSpeak with total frankness
- candidnessUnguarded truthfulness
- call a spade a spadeSpeak without euphemism
not mince words · bluntness · no-nonsense · pull no punches · cut to the chase · frankness · candor · straight-shooter · unashamed · brazen · unapologetic · plain-speaking · speak one's mind · clear-cut · explicitness · honesty · forthrightness · cards on the table
make no bones aboutbeat around the bush
Avoid stating directly
hedge · equivocate · mince words · skirt the issue · tiptoe around
make no bones aboutshy away from
Avoid through timidity
hold back · waffle · vacillate · dither · sit on the fence
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