speak one's mind

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speak one's mind

verb speaks one's mind · speaking one's mind · spoke one's mind · spoken one's mind

  1. idiomatic To state one's thoughts or opinions honestly or frankly. [H]e would speak his mind, and lecture her all the same as if she were a little girl.

    Similar: speak one's conscience

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verb to state one's thoughts honestly or frankly

Españoldecir lo que uno piensa
日本語心のうちを明かす kokoronouchi-wo-akasu
Portuguêsnão ter papas na língua
Deutschoffen seine Meinung sagen
Italianoesprimere la propria opinione, parlare francamente
Русскийоткровенничать otkrovenničatʹ, говорить прямо govoritʹ prjamo

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@misc{speak_one_s_mind_2026,
  title = {speak one's mind},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/speak%20one's%20mind},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}