make no bones about

Other forms: made no bones about; makes no bones about; making no bones about

Definitions of make no bones about
  1. verb
    acknowledge freely and openly
    “He makes no bones about the fact that he is gay”
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    type of:
    acknowledge, admit
    declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
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