Make no bones about
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 7To state something clearly
दो टूक कहना
He made no bones about the mistake and fixed it.
To make no bones about it is honest and brief.
Daily use: Iska matlab bina jhijhak kehna.
बात को घुमाना-फिराना नहीं, बीच में कोई हड्डी (bone) अटकने नहीं देना। Make no bones about यानी सीधे, साफ़-साफ़ कह देना।
Do not let any bones get stuck in the middle of what you say. When you make no bones about something, you do not twist or soften it; you say it clearly and directly.
यह बार-बार पूछा गया है: 'to state something clearly'; options में उल्टा beat around the bush (बात घुमाना) और related candour (स्पष्टवादिता) आते हैं।
A frequent question, asked as 'to state something clearly'; the trap opposite in options is 'beat around the bush', and candour is a related word.