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.

If you study reliability as long as we have, you start to notice recurring themes. Those are general principles that cut across pretty much all models and brands, and serve as good advice for anyone in the market for a new vehicle. Here are three key insights.

The English language expression  silver spoon  is synonymous with wealth, especially inherited wealth; someone born into a wealthy family is said to have "been born with a  silver spoon in his mouth ".

The coming or arrival of something or someone that is important or worthy of note:  the advent of the computer.

a stock of plays, dances, or pieces that a company or a performer knows or is prepared to perform. synonyms: collection ,  stock ,  range ,  repertory ,  reserve ,  store ,  repository ,  supply "the three tenors will fashion their repertoire to their audiences" the whole body of items that are regularly performed. "the mainstream concert repertoire" a stock of skills or types of behavior that a person habitually uses. "his repertoire of threats, stares, and denigratory gestures"

tense, nervous, or irritable. "he became edgy and defensive"