appeler un chat un chat
French edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “to call a cat a cat”; from the First satire by 17th-century author Nicolas Boileau: "j'appelle un chat un chat, et Rolet un fripon".
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
- to call a spade a spade (to call something what it is)
Descendants edit
- → Dutch: een kat een kat noemen (calque)