Llamar al pan, pan y al vino, vino

To call a spade a spade

Idioms & Sayings

Notes & Usage:

Literally 'to call bread bread and wine wine'. Means speaking plainly and directly, naming things for what they are without softening.

Voy a llamar al pan, pan y al vino, vino: esto es un fracaso.

I'm going to call a spade a spade: this is a failure.

Siempre llama al pan, pan y al vino, vino. No se anda con rodeos.

She always calls a spade a spade. She doesn't beat around the bush.

—¿Cómo se lo digo? —Llama al pan, pan y al vino, vino.

—How do I tell him? —Call a spade a spade.

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