home truth

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌhome ˈtruth noun [countable usually plural]  a true but unpleasant fact that someone tells you about yourself 〔由别人告知的关于自己的〕使人不愉快的事实 It’s time someone told him a few home truths. 现在该有人给他讲点实话了。

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home truth• In the second extract he might have been risking telling a home truth to his government.• Some home truth, no doubt.

ˌhome ˈtruth nounChineseSyllable  

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home truth
ˌhome ˈtruth noun [countable usually plural]
a true but unpleasant fact that someone tells you about yourself:
    It’s time someone told him a few home truths.

home truthBrE /ˌhəʊm ˈtruːθ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌhoʊm ˈtruːθ/ 🔊 noun [usually plural] a true but unpleasant fact about a person, usually told to them by sb else 使人不愉快的事实（通常由别人告知）；（关于某人的）大实话◆It's time you told him a few home truths. 现在你该给他讲点实话了。🔊🔊