Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is mince no words and its meaning is “to say something directly and openly despite the fact that it may hurt someone; speak directly & openly; talk frankly, talk straight, call a spade a spade, not beat about the bush, get to the point, pull no punches”.
Example Sentence: The Chief Justice of India (CJI), Justice N.V. Ramana, must be lauded for his candid appraisal recently of the pathetic state of India’s investigating agencies. Last week in Delhi, while delivering the annual (and the 19th edition) D.P. Kohli Memorial Talk organised by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the CJI minced no words in condemning the utter subordination of agencies to the executive and its disastrous consequences for the cause of justice.
This phrase is present in The Hindu article A candid conversation about the ‘caged parrot’ and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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