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Não ter papas na língua

Portuguese

Meaning

To not mince words / To be blunt

Example

Minha avó não tem papas na língua, fala tudo que pensa na cara de qualquer um.

My grandmother doesn't mince words, she says whatever she thinks to anyone's face.

Origin

'Papas' are soft pap — baby food. To have 'no pap on the tongue' = to speak without softening anything.