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cut to the chase

Sl. to focus on what is important; to abandon the preliminaries and deal with the major points. All right, let's stop the idle chatter and cut to the chase. After a few introductory comments, we cut to the chase and began negotiating.

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cut to the chase

to say what is important without delay The engine is the only thing wrong with the car - to cut to the chase, it is loud, really loud.

Etymology: based on the idea that, when describing a movie, the writer can cut (interrupt) the story and explain the exciting parts, which usually involve a chase

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cut to the chase

  (informal)

to talk about or deal with the important parts of a subject and not waste time with things that are not important I didn't have long to talk to him so I cut to the chase and asked whether he was still married.

See also: chase, cut

cut to the chase

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]

See also: chase, cut

cut to the chase

in. to focus on what is important; to abandon the preliminaries and deal with the major points. After a few introductory comments, we cut to the chase and began negotiating.

See also: chase, cut

cut to the chase

To get to the matter at hand.

See also: chase, cut