no tener pelos en la lengua

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “not have hairs on one's tongue”.

Verb

no tener pelos en la lengua (first-person singular present no tengo pelos en la lengua, first-person singular preterite no tuve pelos en la lengua, past participle no tenido pelos en la lengua)

(idiomatic) to not mince one's words, to speak one's mind

Further reading

“no tener alguien pelos en la lengua”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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