身みも蓋ふたもない

expression, i-adjective

blunt; direct; frank; to the point

Describes a statement that is so straightforward or blunt that it leaves no room for subtlety or euphemism; often implies the speaker is being too direct, stripping away any polite or indirect phrasing.

• 彼かれの意い見けんは身みも蓋ふたもないが、間ま違ちがってはいない。

  His opinion is blunt, but it's not wrong.

• そんな身みも蓋ふたもない言いい方かたをしなくてもいいのに。

  You don't have to put it so bluntly.