head-on vs point-blank

head-on

adj
  • Direct, abrupt, blunt or unequivocal; not prevaricating. 

  • Of a collision, from the front or in the direction of motion. 

adv
  • With the front of a vehicle. 

  • With direct confrontation. 

noun
  • A collision from the front. 

point-blank

adj
  • Disconcertingly straightforward or blunt; outright. 

  • Very close; not touching but not more than a few metres (yards). 

  • The distance between a firearm and a target where a projectile in flight is expected to strike the centre of the target without adjusting the elevation of the firearm. 

adv
  • In a direct manner, without hesitation. 

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