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τὰ σῦκα σῦκα, τὴν σκάφην δὲ σκάφην ὀνομάζειν → call a spade a spade | speak the truth | speak straight from the shoulder | give it straight from the shoulder | give the straight goods | not to mince matters | not to mince words | not mince words | call things by their right names | call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel | call a shovel a shovel | call a spade a spade, not a big spoon
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|lshtext=<b>excē̆tra</b>: ae, f. perh. [[corrupted]] from [[ἔχιδνα]] | |lshtext=<b>excē̆tra</b>: ae, f. perh. [[corrupted]] from [[ἔχιδνα]],<br /><b>I</b> a [[snake]], [[serpent]] ([[very]] [[rare]]).<br /><b>I</b> Prop., Plaut. Pers. 1, 1, 3 sq.; * Cic. [[poet]]. Tusc. 2, 9, 22.—<br /><b>II</b> Transf., a [[reproachful]] epithet for a [[bad]], [[intriguing]] [[woman]], Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 19; id. Ps. 1, 2, 82; Liv. 39, 11. | ||
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