honest with (someone)
idiom
: telling (someone) the truth
I don't think these people are being honest with me.
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Be honest with yourself: If your empathy has run out, what are you left with?
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Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
Be brave and be honest with yourself about what stays and what goes.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 8 July 2024
Communicate and be honest with your travel companions.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 7 July 2024
Measure To Manage Being 100 percent honest with your accountant is an important step in the right direction.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 6 July 2024
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Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
Be brave and be honest with yourself about what stays and what goes.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 8 July 2024
Communicate and be honest with your travel companions.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 7 July 2024
Measure To Manage Being 100 percent honest with your accountant is an important step in the right direction.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 6 July 2024
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 16 Jul. 2024.
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