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Vocabulary: sincerity, trust

Trying to review the words and expressions contributing to "positive" thought and attitudes, we should go on studying "frankness" and "sincerity", words and concepts which are necessary to live harmoniously in our collective society, however virtual it is just now! An important number of words are "transparent" to French-speaking people and to many Europeans, but some expressions are really more difficult to identify and use. Let's try to cope with all this!  

 To be frank                                     To have scruples

 Earnest money... 

SOME EXPRESSIONS and IDIOMS: 

- to take something on trust: to accept trustfully, with confidence.

- to be above board: to be very honest.

- I'm in earnest: I'm not kidding (joking).

- in good faith/ bad faith: in accordance with standards of honesty, trust, sincerity.

- To bare your heart / or soul: you reveal your innermost thoughts and feelings to people.

- call a spade a spade: speak openly and truthfully about something.

- put/lay one's cards on the table; speak honestly and openly about your feelings and intentions.

- clear the air: you try to remove the causes of fear, worry or suspicion by talking about the problem openly.

- home truths:  you tell people some true but unpleasant facts about themselves, which is often difficult to accept.

- lay it on the line: you speak frankly and make something very clear.

- make no bones about something: you don't hesitate to say something in a frank and open way.

- pull no punches: speak openly and honestly, holding nothing back.

- unvarnished truth:  present someone with plain facts, without trying to embellish or soften the reality.

There you are!  "A few" expressions and words that may be useful to you...! I think the test shouldn't be too much of a problem...

Go for it and thanks for working with me! 

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1. Chris never hesitates to be above boardcall a spade a spadetake something on trustI don't know and sometimes shocks his listeners.



2. 'He isn't faithfultrustworthyearnestI don't know enough to keep the secret I need to tell him. I think I'll wait and see...'



3. Before Paul’s operation, the doctor pulled no punchesbared his hearttook it on trustI don't know and told him the whole truth about the procedure.



4. In spite of his honourableearnestconscientiousI don't know work, Matt only gets average results just now, but I’m sure he’ll finally succeed.



5. In 'Julius Caesar', by Shakespeare, Mark Antony ironically said: 'Brutus is an earnestan honourablea conscientiousa honourableI don't know man.'



6. I swore I’d always be serious aboutstraightforward aboutfaithful toI don't know the promise I had made to take care of her if necessary.



7. After light showers during the day, it began to rain faithfullystraightforwardlyin earnestI don't know in the evening, and the plains were flooded during the night.



8. An open discussion and the use of dialogue gave the teenager the possibility call a spade a spadeto clear the airto be in good faithI don't know and reconcile with his parents.



9. As I didn’t want to conceal anything, I laid my cards on the tablewas above boardcalled a spade a spadeI don't know and gave him time for reflexion.



10. She spoke to him honourablyfaithfullyin good faithI don't know and just hoped he would believe her and forgive her.