in all honesty

/ɪn ˈɔːl ˈɒnɪsti/

/ɪn ˈɔːl ˈɑːnɪsti/

[phrase]

in all honesty

[PHRASE]

‌used to express one's opinions in an honest, serious, or truthful way, especially with disappointment

Examples

1. In all honesty, I hate the ring light, and I don't really use it anymore because I think I found a setup lighting wise that you will find out about in a minute.

2. In all honesty, probably during the same week, I was having one of my big depression episodes.

3. Dimitrios Tsivrikos: In all honesty, a number of these creams are used as placebo effects.

4. Bruce, in all honesty, thank you for having me here.