實話實說；坦率地說。
例句：
- You’re just going to have to lay it on the line and tell Sam his work’s not good enough. (你一定要實話實說，告訴山姆，他的工作做得不夠好)
- Mom really laid it on the line and told me I couldn’t get my pocket money unless all my grades went up. (媽媽很明白地告訴我，除非我全部成績都有提升，否則別想拿到零用錢)
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