cut to the chase

English

Etymology

From cinema usage: to cut (edit a film) so as to get to the exciting part.

Pronunciation

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Verb

cut to the chase

(idiomatic) To get to the point; to get on with it; to state something directly.
We don't have much time here. Could you cut to the chase?
- 2011 Allen Gregory, "Pilot" (season 1, episode 1):
  Allen Gregory DeLongpre: I don't like to play games, the whole wait three days to text you, flirt with other women in front of you. It's exhausting. Let's just cut to the chase. We're in love with each other.

Synonyms

cut to Hecuba (dated)
get on with it
get to the point

Antonyms

beat around the bush

Translations

to get to the point

Finnish: mennä asiaan
French: aller droit au but, aller à l'essentiel (fr)
German: auf den Punkt kommen (de), Butter bei die Fische (de)
Greek: μπαίνω στο ψητό (baíno sto psitó)
Hungarian: a lényegre tér

Italian: venire al sodo, venire al dunque
Norwegian: komme til poenget
Romanian: trece la subiect
Russian: (come onto business) перейти́ к де́лу (perejtí k délu)
Spanish: ir al grano, ir al ajo del asunto, ir al meollo, acortar envites

Further reading

cut to the chase on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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