honest with (someone)
idiom
: telling (someone) the truth
I don't think these people are being honest with me.
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Only a bad person would ask a question like that, to be honest with you.
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ABC News, 13 July 2025
Things Parents Should Do 1) Be honest with your kids about restrictions and needs.
—Scott White, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Finally, European leaders must be honest with themselves and, most important, with voters.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
But one or two games are not going to dictate the season, to be honest with you.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 July 2025
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ABC News, 13 July 2025
Things Parents Should Do 1) Be honest with your kids about restrictions and needs.
—Scott White, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Finally, European leaders must be honest with themselves and, most important, with voters.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
But one or two games are not going to dictate the season, to be honest with you.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for honest with (someone)
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“Honest with (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honest%20with%20%28someone%29. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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