get the start of
From LSJ
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
English > Greek (Woodhouse Extra)
φθάνω, φθάνειν, προφθάνειν, προλαμβάνω, προλαμβάνειν, προκαταλαμβάνειν
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