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 (third-person singular simple present cuts to the chase, present participle cutting to the chase, simple past and past participle 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
Translations
to get to the point
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See also
Further reading
- cut to the chase on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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