単刀直入
Meanings
Na-adjective
No-adjective
Noun
1. straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct (Yojijukugo)
Other spellings
短刀直入
Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
たんとうちょくにゅう
Examples4
もっと
You don't have to leave me hanging like this. Why don't you just come out and tell it to me straight?
彼
He is very direct about it.
単刀直入
I asked him point-blank.
彼の
His manner of speaking is direct to the point of rudeness.