Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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The unvarnished truth about something or someone, especially when stated to a person who does not want to hear or acknowledge it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, uncommon
Qualifier: countrified
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A lesson or instruction about the correct way in which things should be performed, especially when demonstrated through discipline.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, uncommon
Qualifier: countrified
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History
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