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point blank

idiom

Directly; bluntly; without pretense or caution.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    beside the point

    Irrelevant, moot.

  2. 02

    blank out

    To become blank.

  3. 03

    boiling point

    The state of being heated, with high aggression.

  4. 04

    brownie point

    Credit or praise for good work or a good deed, often for the express purpose of currying favor.

  5. 05

    draw a blank

    To be unable to recall a required piece of information.

  6. 06

    fill in the blank

    A placeholder allowing for any of a variety of possible answers or a single elicited answer.

  7. 07

    get the point

    To understand; to interpret correctly.

  8. 08

    get to the point

    To state (something) directly; as opposed to in a long-winded way.

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