call a spade a shovel

== English == === Etymology === From call a spade a spade. === Verb === call a spade a shovel (third-person singular simple present calls a spade a shovel, present participle calling a spade a shovel, simple past and past participle called a spade a shovel) To put it more than bluntly; to express a truth forcefully; to use exaggerated language to make a statement of fact.