directly
111under one`s nose — directly in front of someone, not hard to find …
112head on — directly, without hesitation Lynn meets her challenges head on, but Vera tries to avoid them …
113smack dab in the middle — directly in the middle, in the center The ball landed smack dab in the middle of the pizza …
114straight from the horse's mouth — directly from the person who said it or did it I want to hear the story from Tomas, straight from the horse s mouth …
115straight from the shoulder — directly, plainly, call a spade..., doesn t mince words Richler spoke straight from the shoulder when addressing his own people the way Jesus did with the money changers …
116firsthand — directly I learned the news from him firsthand …
117straight from the horse's mouth — directly from the person involved I went over to my friend s house so that I could hear about her wedding straight from the horse s mouth …
118at first hand — directly or from personal experience. → first hand …
119in so many words — directly or in a way that makes it very clear what you mean. Did he say we could stay with him? Well, not in so many words, but that s definitely what he meant. (usually negative) He told me, in so many words, to mind my own business …
120straight from the horse's mouth — directly from someone who knows I heard it straight from the horse s mouth …