Roadmap C1 (Peekaboo) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

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I'm saying something that might make you feel uncomfortable, but it's true.

To be perfectly honest

to provide the official name for something

to give them their proper title

To warn that what you're about to say will not be softened in any way

to put it bluntly

to point out that you’re using delicate language, although you want to say something stronger

to put it mildly

to admit that you're going to say something that the listener/reader probably already knows

Needless to say

First of all

To begin with

This made a bad situation even worse, maybe even more painful

to add insult to injury

I'm not going to explain all the details between the beginning and the ending.

to cut a long story short

to admit that your statement might contradict your previous argument

To be sure

On top of everything else

to cap it all

to clarify something you just said

to be more precise

this made a bad situation even worse.

to make matters worse

I'm just listing a few examples, but there are many more that I could list.

to name but a few

what you are about to say may sound unpleasant, unkind, or critical - maybe even a little 'spiky'

not to put too fine a point on it