cut to the chase en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From cinema usage: to cut (edit a film) so as to get to the exciting part. Also, preceded by Chaucer c.1400, "The Wife of Bath's Tale"- "And shortly forth this tale for to chace" (To cut a long story short).
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To get to the point; to get on with it; to state something directly.
Allen Gregory DeLongpre: I don't like to play games, the whole wait three days to text you, flirt with other women in front of you. It's exhausting. Let's just cut to the chase. We're in love with each other.
2011 Allen Gregory, "Pilot" (season 1, episode 1)We don't have much time here. Could you cut to the chase?
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cuts to the chase | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| cutting to the chase | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| cut to the chase | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| cut to the chase | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Relateds
get to the fireworks factory · cut to the quick
Synonyms
get to the point · cut to Hecuba · get on with it
Translations (32)
es ir al meollo (to get to the point) · da komme til sagen (to get to the point) · uk перейти до суті (to get to the point) · pl przechodzić do rzeczy (to get to the point) · ko 거두절미(去頭截尾)하다 (to get to the point) · de auf den Punkt kommen (to get to the point) · tr sadede gelmek (to get to the point) · sv komma till saken (to get to the point) · uk перейти до справи (to get to the point) · ru перейти́ к де́лу (to get to the point) · de Butter bei die Fische (to get to the point) · pt ir direto ao ponto (to get to the point) · it andare al sodo (to get to the point) · pl przejść do rzeczy (to get to the point) · fi mennä asiaan (to get to the point) · it venire al dunque (to get to the point) · it venire al sodo (to get to the point) · el μπαίνω στο ψητό (to get to the point) · hu a lényegre tér (to get to the point) · nl ter zake komen (to get to the point) · ro trece la subiect (to get to the point) · es dejar de dar vueltas (to get to the point) · es ahorrar envites (to get to the point) · es acortar envites (to get to the point) · es parar de dar vueltas (to get to the point) · nl met de deur in huis vallen (to get to the point) · fr aller à l'essentiel (to get to the point) · es ir al ajo del asunto (to get to the point) · no komme til poenget (to get to the point) · fr aller droit au but (to get to the point) · es ir al grano (to get to the point) · pt ir direto ao assunto (to get to the point)