cut to the chase
To get to the point; to get on with it; to state something directlyTo get to the point; to get on with it; to state something directly.
» Can we cut to the chase here?
Können wir die Sache auf den Punkt bringen? — freddy1
CM · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(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?
auf den Punkt kommen, Butter bei die Fische
перейти́ к де́луperejtí k délu
перейти до справиperejty do spravy, перейти до сутіperejty do suti
Examples
7 sentencesCan we cut to the chase here?
deKönnen wir die Sache auf den Punkt bringen? — freddy1
OK, Tom, let's cut to the chase.
I'm going to cut right to the chase.
ruПерейду сразу к делу. — Wezel
deIch werde gleich auf den Punkt kommen. — freddy1
Let's stop beating around the bush and cut to the chase.
ruДавайте перестанем ходить вокруг да около и перейдём к делу. — venticello
Let's cut to the chase.
ruДавайте перейдём к делу. — Biga
deWir wollen gleich zur Sache kommen. — raggione
Translations
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Origin
From cinema usage: to cut (edit a film) so as to get to the exciting part.From cinema usage: to cut (edit a film) so as to get to the exciting part.
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Forms
cuts to the chase, cutting to the chase, cut to the chase, cut to the chase| Base form | cut to the chase · to cut to the chase |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | cuts to the chase |
| Present participle | cutting to the chase |
| Past simple | cut to the chase |
| Past participle | cut to the chase |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.