mince words

Verb

 * 1)  To restrain oneself in a conversation by withholding some comments or using euphemisms.

Usage notes

 * Usually used in the negative. Hence, "not mince words" means to be straightforward, plain-spoken, or blunt.

Translations

 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: sich kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen
 * Icelandic: tala tæpitungulaust, vera ómyrkur í máli
 * Italian: pesare le parole, usare mezzi termini
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: ikke ta bladet for munnen
 * Polish: owijać w bawełnę
 * Russian:, говори́ть без обиняко́в
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu: నీళ్ళు నములు