powiedział, co wiedział

== Polish == === Etymology === Rhyme, literally, “he said what he knew”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɔˈvjɛ.d͡ʑaw |ˈt͡sɔ ˈvjɛ.d͡ʑaw/ Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually] === Phrase === powiedział, co wiedział (idiomatic) someone told it like it is, someone came clean, someone didn't beat around the bush Poszedł na komendę i powiedział, co wiedział. ― He went to the police station and came clean. ==== Usage notes ==== This phrase is frequently used derisively as an ironic response to inappropriate, out-of-place or factually incorrect statements. === Further reading === “powiedział, co wiedział”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “powiedział, co wiedział”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)