239Japanese idiom 四字熟語
単刀直入
たんとうちょくにゅうTantō chokunyū
“Entering alone, blade drawn, straight to the point.”
The meaning
Addressing the essential without detour or preamble. Direct frankness, well dosed, spares everyone the fog of insinuations.
At the origin
A four-character idiom, in praise of straight speech.
The characters
In practice
For your next difficult request, begin with the request itself.