Be honest and frank
坦诚───Be honest;诚实───honest
I dreaded coming back, to be honest.───老实说，我很害怕回来。
You owe it to your staff to be honest with them.───与下属坦诚相待，这是你对他们应有的态度。
I'm disappointed, to be honest.───我很失望，说实在的。
The U. S. does bear an AAA credit rating at the moment, but let's be honest about this, China is still a novice when it comes to lending.───现在美国国债的信用也的确是AAA级别，但坦率地说，谈到放款，中国还是一名新兵。
And now there is a question that is not easy to ask and i think it is not easy for you to answer. But please be honest to me.───现在是个很容易问的问题，但我认为你不容易回答。但请你诚实的对我。
To be honest, yes. You know smoking is bad for your health. Besides, I'm really allergic to smoke. It makes me sick and gives me a headache.───说实话，不行。你知道，抽烟对你的健康没好处。而且，我对烟味过敏，它让我恶心，还让我头疼。
I believe my sister to be honest.
We know her to be honest.
Let's be honest, she's only interested in Mike because of his money.
Come on, be honest.
Have the courage to be honest with yourself and about yourself.