English
Etymology
From Cinema usage - to edit (cut) film so as to get to the exciting part.
See Wikipedia:Cut to the chase.
Phrase
cut to the chase
- idiom Get to the point; get on with it; to state something directly.
#:Let me cut to the chase. The test results are back, and the news is not good.
Translations
Finnish: mennä asiaan
French: aller droit au but
mid
Russian: пе�ей�и к дел� (come onto business)
Spanish: en el meollo de la cuestion, al ajo del asunto, al meollo
Antonyms
beat around the bush
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