the unvarnished truth

I tell them the unvarnished truth, not what they want to hear.

One side of you might want to tell the unvarnished truth.

If you're man enough to handle the unvarnished truth about your health, read on.

It should be which candidate will tell the unvarnished truth to the American people.

That was the unvarnished truth, whether he liked it or not.

About one thing, for once, Vivian had been telling the unvarnished truth.

Or the unvarnished truth of adult life that was facing them?

The biography does not aim to tell the unvarnished truth, either.

But being nasty (or maybe just telling the unvarnished truth) is not his way.

He promised to make public the unvarnished truth about any intelligence mistakes.

"The Federation's representative is the last person whom they'll give the unvarnished truth to."

Now, it's time I told you the unvarnished truth.

There was no hint of manipulation in this; it seemed to be the unvarnished truth.

She knows when to tell the unvarnished truth, and when to stay quiet.

Still, for the unvarnished truth, tack on the word "theoretically."

For documentary, the unvarnished truth is far more effective.

And his grandfather might as well hear the unvarnished truth for once in his life.

"When there is a choice between knowing the unvarnished truth or not," the authors write, "people would rather know than be in the dark."

Perhaps the reticence is due to fear of the reaction which would come from the people if the unvarnished truth were told.

"The unvarnished truth, sir, is that I was not in the gallery but at the dentist's."

He knew only one way to express himself; now, as always, he spoke the unvarnished truth.

Here follows a sampler, beginning with the most obvious excuse, the unvarnished truth.

Both movies explore the complexities of relationships which include compromise and the unvarnished truth.

The unvarnished truth is that the tensions there are of a different order of magnitude.

From the editor: Guardian readers would rather we did give them the unvarnished truth - or our best stab at it.