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point blank |
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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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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There's a neighbor named Brace Dunlap that's been wanting to marry their Benny for three months, and at last they told him point blank and once for all, he COULDN'T; so he has soured on them, and they're worried about it. It was impossible to miss at such point blank range. Von Horn, possibly intentionally, misinterpreted the other's motive, and raising his bull whip struck Number Thirteen a vicious cut across the face, at the same time levelling his revolver point blank at the broad beast. |
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