Botha responded by immediately defending himself ever conscious of the danger that he, his young daughter and grandmother were in. The attackers started assaulting Botha with a spade.

Source: https://southafricatoday.net/south-africa-news/limpopo/farm-attack-man-injured-fighting-off-attackers-defending-family-louis-trichardt/

Don’t just shout at the telly, spout unproved theories on TikTok and rock up at the crime scene with a spade and a phone camera.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/feb/25/the-week-in-audio-the-coldest-case-in-laramie-carol-and-muriel-the-rabbit-hole-detectives-and-more

I don’t know why there’s so much resistance to calling a spade a spade.

Source: https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/for-trumps-christians-no-difference-between-religion-and-politics/

I don’t know why there’s so much resistance to calling a spade a spade.

Source: https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/for-trumps-christians-no-difference-between-religion-and-politics/

Kangana Ranaut is known for speaking her mind and called a spade a spade.

Source: https://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/when-kangana-ranaut-slammed-bollywood-biggies-asking-them-aap-successful-hai-kyun-for-not-speaking-up-on-important-issues/

Kangana Ranaut is known for speaking her mind and called a spade a spade.

Source: https://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/when-kangana-ranaut-slammed-bollywood-biggies-asking-them-aap-successful-hai-kyun-for-not-speaking-up-on-important-issues/

On the way to her final destination, Rachel comes face-to-face with the tools that announce her fate — a spade and other paraphernalia.

Source: https://collider.com/house-of-cards-rachel-posner-death/

Playing ace, king and ruffing a spade won’t work as HJ can be used as an entry but only to set up, but not enjoy, the extra spade.

Source: https://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/news/enjoy-game-and-support-charity-9331446/

Playing ace, king and ruffing a spade won’t work as HJ can be used as an entry but only to set up, but not enjoy, the extra spade.

Source: https://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/news/enjoy-game-and-support-charity-9331446/

Six years after turning the first spade at Euston station, it’s hard for local people to see as anything other than levelling down.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/mar/25/a-complete-mess-fury-in-north-london-over-hs2s-big-hole-in-the-ground

The attempts at ‘banter’ can grate, mind you, and he does have a propensity to over-complicate when calling a spade a spade might be more useful to the viewer.

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2023/09/16/rugby-world-cup-tv-channel-how-watch-best-commentators/

The attempts at ‘banter’ can grate, mind you, and he does have a propensity to over-complicate when calling a spade a spade might be more useful to the viewer.

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2023/09/16/rugby-world-cup-tv-channel-how-watch-best-commentators/

The prosecution invited Recorder of Sheffield Judge Jeremy Richardson to consider the inference that he was "perhaps digging a hole to dispose of the body and that was his motivation for being with a spade that day."

Source: https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/mum-dad-ive-f-up-27858077

The stalking is portrayed as romantic dedication, but let’s call a spade a spade.

Source: https://www.lakesideleader.com/rom-coms-how-not-to-guides/

The stalking is portrayed as romantic dedication, but let’s call a spade a spade.

Source: https://www.lakesideleader.com/rom-coms-how-not-to-guides/

Using string and stakes define the borders of the garden and pry out the sod after cutting it into 1-foot squares with an edging tool or a spade.

Source: https://www.chestertelegraph.org/2023/01/29/henry-homeyer-drafting-a-plan-for-your-garden/