told him to his face, told him straight in the face
(Slang) Told him directly or bluntly without any hesitation.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
אָמַר לוֹ יָשָׁר בַּפָּנִים, אָמַר לוֹ בַּפַּרְצוּף
Definition (Hebrew)
(סְלֵנְג) אָמַר לוֹ בְּאֹפֶן יָשִׁיר אוֹ בּוֹטֶה לְלֹא כָּל הִסּוּסִים.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)