あけすけに言う
akesuke ni iu
This idiom is used when someone says something in a blunt manner.
This idiom is used when someone says something in a blunt manner. “ake” means to reveal or to bring something to light; “suke” means to be transparent.
Another, and, probably original, usage of “akesuke” is that a gap has opened, and the other side is visible.
あの人、なんでもあけすけに言う。
That person always speaks frankly.
- あの人 ano hito—that person
- は wa—[topic particle] (written with hiragana “ha” but pronounced “wa” when used as particle.
- なんでも nandemo—anything; everything
- 言う iu—to speak
