μελαμπέδιλος

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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

Source

Greek Monolingual

μελαμπέδιλος, -ον (Μ)
αυτός που φορά μαύρα σανδάλια.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < μέλας, -ανος + πέδιλον (πρβλ. καλλο-πέδιλος, χρυσο-πέδιλος)].