Phrasal verbs

adjective & adverb (of a statement or question) blunt and direct; without explanation or qualification. "this point-blank refusal to discuss the issue" synonyms: bluntly,  directly ,  straight ,  frankly , candidly,  openly , explicitly,unequivocally, unambiguously,  plainly ,  flatly , categorically,  outright  

  ( humorous ) if  someone  or  something  is  described  as  the   best   thing   since   sliced   bread,   people   think   they   are   extremely   good, often   better   than   they   really   are   Portable   phones   are   marketed  as  the   best   thing   since   sliced   bread,   but  to me they're   just   another   expensive   gadget.   The   way  he  goes  on  about   her  -  you'd   think   she   was   the   greatest   thing since   sliced   bread.