MEME REFERENCE

Tell me the truth, I'm ready to hear it

Use when bracing for an unpleasant fact and asking for blunt honesty

What it expresses

The request for truth is made in anticipation of negative information

Example

Before opening the review comments, you ask your teammate to tell you plainly how bad they are.

When not to use it

You are fishing for reassurance and reject every honest answer; the format claims readiness to accept an unpleasant truth.

• unpleasant
• fact
• blunt
• honesty
• bracing