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cut to the chase
Idioms and Phrases
Get to the point, get on with it, as in We don't have time to go into that, so let's cut to the chase . This usage alludes to editing (cutting) film so as to get to the exciting chase scene in a motion picture. [ Slang ; 1920s]Example Sentences
Sensing where things were headed, I cut to the chase.
I’ll cut to the chase: Politicians from all walks of life denigrate journalists.
To cut to the chase for how long you should leave it, Dr Bloomfield says "a sensible amount would be at least once a week".
The Onion has a history of cutting to the chase when it comes to moments of extreme national tragedy in the way that only razor-sharp satire can.
It’s fitting to end with an homage to Fosse, whose spectacular style is magnificent on film, where it cuts to the chase with acid-tipped honesty.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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