So Archer gave him the bald truth by way of an answer.

The certainty that her casual words were in fact the bald truth came crashing down upon him.

Finally, in the 1997 manual, the bald truth is admitted: "The commission was inactive during 1996."

Well, it was no more than the bald truth.

The bald truth is, he has no more desire to enter into an arranged marriage than I do.

Dairine was glad he had told her the bald truth.

Just plain, bald truth without any wig on it.

"Nothing," he replied, more than a little irritated at the bald truth of the statement.

Whatever the reason, he decided to avoid the bald truth.

The time has come to lay the cards on the table, to speak the bald, unvarnished truth.