Idioms

frankly speaking

frankly speaking

A phrase used to indicate that one is about to speak in a more straightforward or candid manner. Nancy's a nice person and all, but, frankly speaking, her outfit is hideous. Frankly speaking, you need to be more responsible with your finances. Frankly speaking, you'll never get the promotion if you're that timid in the interview.
See also: frankly, speaking
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"It is an incident of my cricket career that I cannot forget and will never be able to forget because frankly speaking if I had taken that catch things could have been different," Khan said.
"In all these years we have never touched the topic of the G8 in our contacts with anyone, and, frankly speaking, we did not even have it in mind when we were building our foreign policy," he said.
Speaking to Qatar Tribune, Shijas Crescent and Shabir Crescent, long-time fish vendors at Al Wakra who are also owners of the restaurant, said, "Frankly speaking, it's not a new concept.
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