in all honesty

idiom

used to stress that a statement is true
In all honesty, I don't know what you're talking about.
I don't like him, but in all honesty, I don't know why.

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“In all honesty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20all%20honesty. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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