call a spade a spade 實話實說 / 堂堂正正

call a spade a spade 實話實說 / 堂堂正正

e.g. it (government) should “call a spade a spade” and put them (political implication) forward for open discussion.(政府就應該堂堂正正把這些政治理由拿出來讓公眾討論。)