MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

jemandem reinen Wein einschenken

tell someone the plain truth; come clean

IN CONTEXT

Bevor wir weitere Pläne schmieden, muss ich dir reinen Wein einschenken: Für den geplanten Umbau reicht unser gemeinsames Geld bei Weitem nicht.

Before we make any more plans, I need to tell you the plain truth: our combined funds are nowhere near enough for the planned alterations.

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