| 释义 |
(redirected from ask them point-blank)ask (one) point-blankTo ask one something in a blunt and direct manner. For all his faults, at least John will ask you point-blank when he needs something, rather than dancing around the issue like most people. ask (or tell, etc.) someone point-blank ask (or tell, etc.) someone something very directly, abruptly, or rudely. In its literal sense point-blank describes a shot or bullet fired from very close to its target. One of the earliest senses of the noun blank was ‘the white spot in the centre of a target’. |