above-board vs point blank

above-board

adv
  • Honestly; openly. 

adj
  • In open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception. 

point blank

adv
  • Directly; bluntly; without pretense or caution. 

  • Horizontally (as the angle at which a projectile is launched); directly or straight (at the target). 

adj
  • The distance between a gun and a target such that it requires minimal effort in aiming it. In particular no allowance needs to be made for effects of gravity, target movement or wind in aiming the projectile. 

  • Blunt, outright. 

How often have the words above-board and point blank occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )