Example
“The director told us in no uncertain terms that the deadline would not move.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
cry wolf
Neutral · CEFR B1
to give false warnings so often that a real warning may later be ignored
name names
Neutral · CEFR B1
to identify specific people, especially those linked to wrongdoing or secrecy
take someone's word for it
Neutral · CEFR B1
to believe what someone says without asking for evidence
tell it like it is
Neutral · CEFR B1
to describe a situation frankly, without softening or hiding the truth
the whole story
Neutral · CEFR B1
all the facts about a situation, including ones not yet known
break cover
Neutral · CEFR B2
to stop concealing one's true position or intentions and make them known
Source methodology
Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.