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Discover LudwigThe phrase "asking direct" is not correct in English.
Did you mean "asking directly"? You can use "asking directly" when you want to indicate that someone is making a straightforward inquiry without any ambiguity.
Example: "I appreciate your honesty in asking directly about the project's timeline."
Alternatives: "inquiring straightforwardly" or "asking plainly".
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Asking direct reports Is your boss a good leader?
Jess's friend Eleanor, who narrates the story, confesses that "a kind of delicacy prevented me from asking direct questions".
Once you're face-to-face, Saunders recommends asking direct but open-ended questions about your report's goals.
My cover prevented me from asking direct questions, but I used Mélodie's "fascination" with the cause to probe him for details.
Mr. Sedgwick, though, gets the best role, a slippery chameleon who pursues the other two like a revved-up Columbo, turning up everywhere, never quite asking direct questions.
Trude sat in deep concentration, taking it all in, making occasional notes and also asking direct questions, why this, why not that.
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My experience is that many victims of domestic violence wait for their health care providers to ask direct questions.
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