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told it like it is

told it like it is is the simple past and past participle of tell it like it is.

Meaning of tell it like it is

Verb

tell it like it is (third-person singular simple present tells it like it is, present participle telling it like it is, simple past and past participle told it like it is)

  1. (idiomatic) To speak frankly, to convey all and only the truth of a situation.

Questions about told it like it is

What is told it like it is the simple past and past participle of?
Told it like it is is the simple past and past participle of tell it like it is.

Words near told it like it is in the dictionary

  1. told a story
  2. told against
  3. told all
  4. told apart
  5. told fortunes
  6. told it like it is
  7. told it to the hand
  8. told its own tale
  9. told noses
  10. told of
  11. told off

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