ta bladet från munnen

== Swedish == === Etymology === Disputed. By surface analysis, ta (“take”) +‎ bladet (“the blade, the sheet”) +‎ från (“from”) +‎ munnen (“one's mouth”). === Verb === ta bladet från munnen (present tar bladet från munnen, preterite tog bladet från munnen, supine tagit bladet från munnen, imperative ta bladet från munnen) (idiomatic) to frankly share one's opinion or what one knows (after earlier silence or evasiveness) ==== See also ==== ta till orda ta ton === References === “blad”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “blad”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “blad”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)