Vocabulary
単刀直入
たんとうちょくにゅう
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
na-adjective
adj-no
noun
freq #45
Example sentences
彼（かれ）はそれについて単刀直入（たんとうちょくにゅう）だ。
He is very direct about it.
もっと単刀直入（たんとうちょくにゅう）に言（い）ってくれないかな。隔靴掻痒（かっかそうよう）の感（かん）なきにしもあらずだよ。
You don't have to leave me hanging like this. Why don't you just come out and tell it to me straight?
単刀直入（たんとうちょくにゅう）に尋（たず）ねたよ。
I asked him point-blank.