Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:
rast o pust kande begu
English translation:
say it straight out and barefaced (lit. "with the skin pulled off")
Persian (Farsi) term
Rast o pust kande begu
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Rast o pust kande begu = ?
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| 5 +2 | say it straight out and barefaced |
Edward Plaisance Jr
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| 5 +1 | say frankly/candidly |
Niayesh Omidi
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| 5 +1 | talk turkey/tell me frankly |
Ali Farzaneh
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| 5 | do not sugarcoat it, say it as it is |
Gordafarid
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Nov 29, 2015 04:37: WJM53 changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1528573">WJM53's</a> old entry - "Rast o pust kande begu"" to ""say it straight out and barefaced (lit. \"with the skin pulled off\")""
Nov 29, 2015 04:37: WJM53 changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1528573">WJM53's</a> old entry - "Rast o pust kande begu"" to ""say it straight out and barefaced (lit. "with the skin pulled off")""
Proposed translations
20+ yrs experience--native English
Native in: English 
Works in: Persian (Farsi) to English, English to Persian (Farsi)
say it straight out and barefaced
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Note added at 5 mins (2015-11-24 05:48:52 GMT)
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"pust kande" literally means "with skin pulled off"
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, Persian (Farsi)
Iran
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Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, Dari to English, and 5 more.
talk turkey/tell me frankly
Iran
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, Kurdish to Persian (Farsi), and 1 more.
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