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point blank

 
1. if you refuse point blank, you refuse completely and will not change your decision He locked himself in the bathroom and refused point blank to come out.
2. if you ask or tell someone point blank about something that could upset or embarrass them, you ask or tell them directly You'll have to ask him point blank whether he took the money or not.
See also: blank, point

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Agam-Hebrew
WiebkeVEEP-kə (German)Frisian, German
Zedong-Chinese
JakubYAH-kuwp (Polish)Polish, Czech, Slovak
Pua-Hawaiian
HumphreyHUM-freeEnglish