- point-blank refusal
- категорический, прямой, решительный, твердый отказ Syn : adamant refusal, flat refusal, outright refusal, unyielding refusal
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point-blank refusal
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point-blank — adv 1.) if you say or refuse something point blank, you do it directly and without trying to explain your reasons ▪ He refused point blank to identify his accomplices. ▪ I told him point blank that I didn t want to get involved. 2.) a gun fired… … Dictionary of contemporary English
point-blank — if you refuse point blank, you refuse completely and will not change your decision. Journalists were infuriated by her point blank refusal to discuss their divorce. (always before noun) … New idioms dictionary
point-blank — 1) ADV: ADV after v If you say something point blank, you say it very directly or rudely, without explaining or apologizing. The army apparently refused point blank to do what was required of them... Mr Patterson was asked point blank if he would … English dictionary
point-blank — 1. adverb 1) he fired the pistol point blank Syn: at close range, close up, close to 2) she couldn t say it point blank Syn: bluntly, directly, straight, frankly, candidly, openly, explicitly, unequivocally … Thesaurus of popular words
point-blank — adjective Date: 1591 1. a. marked by no appreciable drop below initial horizontal line of flight b. so close to a target that a missile fired will travel in a straight line to the mark 2. direct, blunt < a point blank refusal > • point blank… … New Collegiate Dictionary
point-blank — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. Point blank is used with these nouns: ↑range, ↑refusal {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adv. Point blank is used with these verbs: ↑refuse … Collocations dictionary
refusal — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, adamant, blank (BrE), blunt, complete, flat, outright, point blank, utter ▪ the panel … Collocations dictionary
Refusal — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Refusal >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 refusal refusal rejection Sgm: N 1 noncompliance noncompliance incompliance Sgm: N 1 denial denial Sgm: N 1 declining declining &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 declens … English dictionary for students
refusal — re|fus|al [rıˈfju:zəl] n [U and C] when you say firmly that you will not do, give, or accept something refusal to do sth ▪ His refusal to pay the fine got him into even more trouble. flat/blunt/point blank refusal (=an immediate direct refusal) ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
refusal — noun (C, U) 1 an act of saying or showing that you will not do something that someone has asked you to do: refusal to do sth: His refusal to pay the fine got him into trouble. | point blank refusal (=an immediate direct refusal) 2 an act of not… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
refusal — n. 1) an adamant, curt, flat, outright, point blank, unyielding refusal 2) a first refusal (BE; CE has first option) 3) a refusal to + inf. (I could not comprehend her refusal to help) 4) (misc.) to meet with a refusal * * * [rɪ fjuːz(ə)l] curt… … Combinatory dictionary
