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[–] 33 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

for anyone like me who could not understand that stupid title

"Call a spade a spade" is a figurative expression. It refers to calling something "as it is"[1]—that is, by its right or proper name, without "beating about the bush", but rather speaking truthfully, frankly, and directly about a topic;

"Blow smoke" - to speak idly, misleadingly, or boastfully

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