He asked me point blank if I liked the gift.
point blank
idiomDirectly; bluntly; without pretense or caution.
When she realized he was lying, she looked him in the eye and asked point blank why he did it.
The journalist questioned the politician point blank about the missing funds, leaving him no room to avoid the truth.
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beside the point
Irrelevant, moot.
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blank out
To become blank.
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boiling point
The state of being heated, with high aggression.
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brownie point
Credit or praise for good work or a good deed, often for the express purpose of currying favor.
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draw a blank
To be unable to recall a required piece of information.
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fill in the blank
A placeholder allowing for any of a variety of possible answers or a single elicited answer.
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get the point
To understand; to interpret correctly.
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get to the point
To state (something) directly; as opposed to in a long-winded way.