Dictionary / Vocabulary / 単刀直入
たんとうちょくにゅう
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
Also written 短刀直入
単刀直入に尋ねたよ。
I asked him point-blank.
彼はそれについて単刀直入だ。
He is very direct about it.
彼の話し方は無礼といってもよいほどに単刀直入だ。
His manner of speaking is direct to the point of rudeness.