Very plainly or abruptly: “I asked him ________ what he meant by that.”
| POINT BLANK | 494 |
| RIGHT OUT | 123 |
| STRAIGHT OUT | 102 |
| NR | 54 |
| RIGHT OFF | 38 |
| DIRECTLY | 32 |
| EXACTLY | 31 |
| OUTRIGHT | 23 |
| FRANKLY | 19 |
| JUST | 18 |
| STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER | 18 |
| BLUNTLY | 13 |
| DIRECT | 12 |
| TO HIS FACE | 8 |
| WHAT THE HELL | 8 |
| POINTEDLY | 7 |
| PLAIN OUT | 6 |
| SPECIFICALLY | 6 |
| VERY PLAINLY | 6 |
| OUT AND OUT | 5 |
| RIGHT OFF THE BAT | 5 |
| RIGHT TO THE POINT | 5 |
| SHARPLY | 5 |
| STRAIGHT | 5 |
| STRAIGHT OFF | 5 |
| FLAT OUT | 4 |
| FLATLY | 4 |
| IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS | 4 |
| PLAINLY | 4 |
| RIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER | 4 |
| DEFINITELY | 3 |
| EXPLICITLY | 3 |
| FIRMLY | 3 |
| JUST EXACTLY | 3 |
| PINE BLANK | 3 |
| PLAIN | 3 |
| STRAIGHT TO HIS FACE | 3 |
| WHAT IN THE WORLD | 3 |
| FACE TO FACE | 2 |
| HONESTLY | 2 |
| IN PLAIN ENGLISH | 2 |
| POSITIVELY | 2 |
| RIGHT AWAY | 2 |
| RIGHT BLANK | 2 |
| RIGHT STRAIGHT | 2 |
| SQUARELY | 2 |
| STRAIGHT FORWARD | 2 |
| TO THE POINT | 2 |
| WHAT THE HECK | 2 |
| ABRUPTLY | 1 |
| BLANK | 1 |
| BRUSQUELY | 1 |
| CALLED HIM FOR AN EXPLANATION | 1 |
| CALLED HIS TIME ON IT | 1 |
| COLD TURKEY | 1 |
| COME OUT FLAT-FOOTED AND ASKED HIM | 1 |
| DIDN’T PULL ANY PUNCHES | 1 |
| EMPHATICALLY | 1 |
| FLAT | 1 |
| FLAT ASKED HIM | 1 |
| FLAT UP | 1 |
| FLAT-FOOTED | 1 |
| IN PLAIN WORDS | 1 |
| JUST COME RIGHT OUT AND ASKED HIM | 1 |
| JUST LIKE THAT | 1 |
| MAN TO MAN | 1 |
| MATTER OF FACT | 1 |
| ON THE LINE | 1 |
| ON THE SPOT | 1 |
| PARTICULAR | 1 |
| PLAIN AND TO THE POINT | 1 |
| PLAIN BLANK | 1 |
| PLAINLY ASKED HIM | 1 |
| PLINE BLANK | 1 |
| POINT BLACK | 1 |
| POINT-PLAIN BLANK | 1 |
| POLITELY | 1 |
| PRECISELY | 1 |
| PULLED NO PUNCHES | 1 |
| PUT HIM ON THE SPOT | 1 |
| PUT THE POINT RIGHT TO HIM | 1 |
| QUICK | 1 |
| QUICK AS A WINK | 1 |
| QUITE FRANKLY | 1 |
| RAN IT FROM THE TOP | 1 |
| REALLY | 1 |
| RIGHT NOW | 1 |
| RIGHT OFF THE REEL | 1 |
| RIGHT OUT OF BLUE SKY | 1 |
| RIGHT PLAIN OUT | 1 |
| RIGHT STRAIGHT OUT | 1 |
| RIGHT THERE | 1 |
| RIGHT TO HIS FACE | 1 |
| ROUGHLY | 1 |
| RUDELY | 1 |
| SHARP | 1 |
| SHORT AND SWEET | 1 |
| SIMPLY | 1 |
| SPUR OF THE MOMENT | 1 |
| SQUARE BUSINESS | 1 |
| STRAIGHT FOWARD | 1 |
| STRAIGHT IN | 1 |
| STRAIGHT IN THE EYE | 1 |
| STRAIGHTAWAY | 1 |
| STRAIGHTFORWARD | 1 |
| SUDDENLY | 1 |
| TACTLESSLY | 1 |
| THEN AND THERE | 1 |
| TO TELL ME FRANKLY | 1 |
| TORRECKLY | 1 |
| UP AND DOWN | 1 |
| VERY CLEARLY | 1 |
| VERY PLAIN | 1 |
| VERY POINTEDLY | 1 |
| WAS VERY BLUNT ABOUT | 1 |
| WHAT IN THE HECK | 1 |
| WHAT IN THE HELL | 1 |
| WHAT IN THUNDER | 1 |
| WHAT THE DEVIL | 1 |
| WHERE TO GET OFF | 1 |
| WITHOUT BLINKING AN EYE | 1 |
| WITHOUT NO QUESTIONS | 1 |
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