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говорить начистоту stresses
gen.	lay one's cards on the table; lay on the line; spell it out; spell out; talk turkey; spit out; speak one's mind freely (напр, before the groups of ambassadors were summoned to Moscow for a conference, the meetings were overregulated and ambassadors were not allowed to speak their minds freely Olga Okuneva); lay it on the line; be clear (Andrey Truhachev); level with (someone – с кем-либо TarasZ); give it to someone straight (что-либо кому-либо TarasZ); speak one's mind (Рина Грант); speak mind (Taras)
Игорь Миг	open up
idiom.	talk down the hair (Заховинов); not beat about the bush (Liv Bliss)
inf.	talk turkey (Am. Andrey Truhachev); do some frank talking (Andrey Truhachev); do some straight talking (Andrey Truhachev); talk up (Andrey Truhachev); have a straight talk (with someone Andrey Truhachev); level with (Andrey Truhachev); get technical (merriam-webster.com vantus)
Makarov., amer.	talk cold turkey
Makarov., inf., Canada, amer.	talk turkey (особ, о делах)
slang	run it down; fack (AmE, не путать с fake и fuck. Часто – fack with someone: 1) That dude is not facking with me – Этот чувак со мной неоткровенен; 2) Now is the time to start facking – А сейчас пришло время поговорить начистоту Bauirjan)
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gen.	Speak up! (Franka_LV); Give it to me straight! (Franka_LV); Out with it! (Franka_LV)

говорить начистоту: 9 phrases in 4 subjects

General	6
Idiomatic	1
Informal	1
Rhetoric	1