dire ses quatre vérités

French

Etymology

Literally, “to tell somebody their four truths”.

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diʁ se ka.tʁə ve.ʁi.te/

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Verb

dire ses quatre vérités

1. (informal) to give someone a piece of one's mind; to tell (someone) some home truths, to say a few choice words to [with à ‘someone’]

Conjugation

• see dire