a las cosas por su nombre

call things by their name

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call things by their name Means to speak plainly and describe things directly, without euphemisms; similar to “call a spade a spade.”
SP: Me gusta llamar a las cosas por su nombre.
EN: I like to call things by their name.

Llamemos a las cosas por su nombre.

Let's call things by their name.

¿A quién le está permitido llamar a las cosas por su nombre?

Who is allowed to call things by their proper names?

¿Por qué no llamas a las cosas por su nombre?

Why don't you call things by their proper names?