to directly reject the proposal
Collocation highlighting a modified verb state using 'directly'.
The boss decided to directly reject the proposal without going through the committee.
—Did they give him the runaround? —No, they directly rejected it in the meeting.
Directly rejecting the proposal avoided wasting more time.
The boss decided to directly reject the proposal without going through the committee.
—Did they give him the runaround? —No, they directly rejected it in the meeting.
Directly rejecting the proposal avoided wasting more time.