cut to the chase

English

Etymology

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

Verb

cut to the chase

1. (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?

Translations

to get to the point

• Finnish: mennä asiaan
• French: aller droit au but, aller à l'essentiel (fr)
• German: auf den Punkt kommen
• Hungarian: a lényegre tér (hu)

• Norwegian: komme til poenget (no)
• Romanian: trece la subiect (ro)
• Russian: перейти к делу (come onto business)
• Spanish: en el meollo de la cuestion, al ajo del asunto, al meollo

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

• beat around the bush

External links

• Cut to the chase on Wikipedia.Wikipedia