honest answer
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhonestandanswer
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honest
adjective
uk/ˈɒn.ɪst/us/ˈɑː.nɪst/
telling the truth or able to be trusted and not likely to steal, cheat, ...
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answer
noun[C]
uk/ˈɑːn.sər/us/ˈæn.sɚ/
a reaction to a question, letter, phone ...
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(Definition ofhonestandanswerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The onlyhonestansweris yes, and no.
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Thehonestansweris, not much.
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I have not yet heard a question that did not receive a precise, specific andhonestanswer.
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If he had given me anhonestanswerto my original question, he would be prepared to take some action now.
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If we wish to halt this adverse decline, the only safe andhonestansweris better police pay and conditions.
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I think that thehonestansweris yes officially, but do we remember them well enough?
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Thehonestansweris that at that point we would have seriously to consider such action.
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I think that thehonestanswerto that question is yes.
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Thehonestansweris that we shall have to get that right, so that we send the correct signals through the system.
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I believe that thehonestansweris that we are far away from such conditions.
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Will she please give us anhonestanswer?
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I am grateful for thathonestanswer, at least.
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We should have anhonestanswerto that question tonight.
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The realhonestansweris that consumer confidence has to be built up.
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I doubt whether we shall get anhonestanswer.
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Thehonestansweris yes; officially we do remember them, but not nearly well enough.
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We all know thehonestanswerto that question.
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I should have thought that the only possiblehonestansweris that it cannot.
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Let us have anhonestansweron whether they believe in a development land tax.
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I wish someone on the opposite benches with real knowledge would give anhonestanswerto that question.
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