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      Question

      She rejected his proposal of marriage

      >point-blank. Directions: In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
      A directly Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B briefly Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C abruptly Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D pointedly Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      Solution: The phrase ‘point-blank’ means ‘saying something very clearly in very few words, without trying to be polite or pleasant’. Hence, ‘directly’ is correct here.

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