[Ads-l] say the quiet part out loud

[Jonathan Lighter]

'To utter openly and unapologetically something that would be expected to
be hidden or kept quiet'

I've heard this many, many times on cable news for several years - usually
in political contexts.

2017 _South Florida Sun-Sentinel_ (Fort Lauderdale) (Dec. 2) 11A
[Newspapers.com]:  Sen. Marco Rubio...said the quiet parts out loud...."We
have to generate economic growth revenue...while reducing spending. That
will mean instituting structural changes to Social Security and Medicare
for the future."

2020 _Daily Oklahoman_ (Apr. 8) B2 [GenealogyBank]: It's about him
saying the quiet part out loud regarding how many college coaches view
their players.

JL
-- 
"If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."

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