point blank
直接而坦率地拒絕或對待某事
口語·表達直接拒絕或質問
英文釋義
to say something directly, without beating around the bush; to be straightforward and blunt
例句
I asked him point blank if he stole the money, and he said no.
典故來源
源自射擊術語,指槍口直接對準目標射擊,引申為說話直截了當、毫不拐彎抹角。