Be frank
It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin means "straighten yourself, set an example for your subordinates.". It's from officialdom.
The origin of Idioms
In the 60th chapter of Li Baojia's officialdom in the Qing Dynasty, "I made up my mind to melt these officials to a certain extent, so that they could go out, be straightforward and come from Jiamin."
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive.
Be frank
mixed feelings of remorse and shame - huǐ hèn jiāo jiā
treat able men and scholars with the greatest courtesy - jìng xián ài shì
palming off substitute for the real thing - lǐ dài táo jiāng