head-on; right at the start
Meanings
2 senses · 8 examplesadverb
head-on; right against one's face; directly confronting
Describes encountering someone or something directly and unexpectedly, often implying immediacy or suddenness. Also written as 辟头.
As soon as he reached the doorway, he ran head-on into Lao Wang coming out from inside.
The moment he opened the door, he took a punch right in the face.
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Criticism should be reasonable; you cannot just start scolding someone right to their face without cause.
He asked right off the bat: "Why are you late?"
adverb
at the very beginning; right from the start; straight away
Indicates that an action or event occurs immediately at the outset, often with a sense of abruptness or directness.
The moment he came in, he immediately asked whether the experiment had succeeded.
The article posed a sharp question right at the very beginning.
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He made a mistake in the very first sentence he uttered.
The teacher spent the very first class explaining the exam rules.