home truth
衷心的忠告或批評
書面/口語·表達直言不諱的批評
英文釋義
An unpleasant or uncomfortable truth about oneself or someone else
例句
He told me a home truth about my laziness, and it really stung.
典故來源
源自家庭中直率的批評,強調令人不快但真實的忠告,常用于人際交流。