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ИЗ ПЕСНИ СЛОВА HE ВЫКИНЕШЬ (saying) you should tell the whole (oftentimes unpleasant) truth without leaving out any part that makes you feel ashamed, may offend the listener(s) etc: - there is no escaping (avoiding, getting around) the truth there is no getting away from it there is no escaping (avoiding) it you have to tell it like it is the whole truth must be told.

Впоследствии, перечитав вещь, он ужаснется ее местечковой сентиментальности, многословию и профессиональному убожеству, но из песни слова не выкинешь, именно ей дано было сыграть решающую в его судьбе роль... (Максимов 2). On re-reading it much later he was to be appalled by its small-town sentimentality, its prolixity and literary mediocrity, but there is no getting away from it - this particular book was to play a decisive role in his destiny. (2a).