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| Subject | Russian | English |
| gen. | боящийся высказаться прямо | mealy mouthed |
| gen. | боящийся высказаться прямо | mealy-mouthed |
| gen. | высказанный прямо | plain spoken |
| gen. | прямо высказаться | talk up (Am.E., informal; тж. speak up: If you thought that wasn't fair, why didn't you talk up?; George isn't afraid to talk up when he disagrees with the teacher Taras) |