![lay it on the line” means “frankly speaking”. Then, can I use “speak frankly” instead? | by RedKiwi | English Q&A Master | Medium lay it on the line” means “frankly speaking”. Then, can I use “speak frankly” instead? | by RedKiwi | English Q&A Master | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:968/1*7leiIVvXIUg6KXDhFOE3vQ.png)
lay it on the line” means “frankly speaking”. Then, can I use “speak frankly” instead? | by RedKiwi | English Q&A Master | Medium
![Maria Montessori Quote: “Rewards and punishments, to speak frankly, are the desk of the soul, that is, a means of enslaving a child's spirit, and...” Maria Montessori Quote: “Rewards and punishments, to speak frankly, are the desk of the soul, that is, a means of enslaving a child's spirit, and...”](https://quotefancy.com/media/wallpaper/3840x2160/260866-Maria-Montessori-Quote-Rewards-and-punishments-to-speak-frankly.jpg)
Maria Montessori Quote: “Rewards and punishments, to speak frankly, are the desk of the soul, that is, a means of enslaving a child's spirit, and...”
![Ray Dalio Quote: “Speak frankly, listen with an open mind, consider the views of other believable and honest people, and try to get in syn...” Ray Dalio Quote: “Speak frankly, listen with an open mind, consider the views of other believable and honest people, and try to get in syn...”](https://quotefancy.com/media/wallpaper/3840x2160/7563095-Ray-Dalio-Quote-Speak-frankly-listen-with-an-open-mind-consider.jpg)
Ray Dalio Quote: “Speak frankly, listen with an open mind, consider the views of other believable and honest people, and try to get in syn...”
![Charles Fourier Quote: “To speak frankly, the family bond in the civilized regime causes fathers to desire the death of their children and child...” Charles Fourier Quote: “To speak frankly, the family bond in the civilized regime causes fathers to desire the death of their children and child...”](https://quotefancy.com/media/wallpaper/3840x2160/7634725-Charles-Fourier-Quote-To-speak-frankly-the-family-bond-in-the.jpg)
Charles Fourier Quote: “To speak frankly, the family bond in the civilized regime causes fathers to desire the death of their children and child...”
![General Books :: Antiquarian :: Speaking Frankly. The true story of the conferences from Yalta onwards, told by a statesman who sat beside Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt and is the first of them General Books :: Antiquarian :: Speaking Frankly. The true story of the conferences from Yalta onwards, told by a statesman who sat beside Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt and is the first of them](https://aristata.co.za/images/detailed/37/HTFX66270.jpg)
General Books :: Antiquarian :: Speaking Frankly. The true story of the conferences from Yalta onwards, told by a statesman who sat beside Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt and is the first of them
![Charles Fourier Quote: “To speak frankly, the family bond in the civilized regime causes fathers to desire the death of their children and child...” Charles Fourier Quote: “To speak frankly, the family bond in the civilized regime causes fathers to desire the death of their children and child...”](https://quotefancy.com/media/wallpaper/1600x900/7634724-Charles-Fourier-Quote-To-speak-frankly-the-family-bond-in-the.jpg)
Charles Fourier Quote: “To speak frankly, the family bond in the civilized regime causes fathers to desire the death of their children and child...”
![Ray Dalio Quote: “Speak frankly, listen with an open mind, consider the views of other believable and honest people, and try to get in syn...” Ray Dalio Quote: “Speak frankly, listen with an open mind, consider the views of other believable and honest people, and try to get in syn...”](https://quotefancy.com/media/wallpaper/3840x2160/7563094-Ray-Dalio-Quote-Speak-frankly-listen-with-an-open-mind-consider.jpg)