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No tener pelos en la lengua

Not to mince one's words / To be outspoken

Idioms & Sayings
Notes & Usage:

Literally 'not to have hairs on the tongue'. Describes someone who says exactly what they think, without softening or filtering their words.

See It in Context

Mi abuela no tiene pelos en la lengua, dice lo que piensa.

My grandmother doesn't mince her words, she says what she thinks.

Te lo digo porque no tengo pelos en la lengua: ese plan no va a funcionar.

I'm telling you because I don't mince my words: that plan isn't going to work.

—¿Qué te dijo? —Sin pelos en la lengua, que lo estaba haciendo mal.

—What did she tell you? —Without mincing her words, that I was doing it wrong.