cut to the chase

Idioms  

1. 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]

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cut to the chase

At the news conference following that meeting, Powell cut to the chase before even taking questions, volunteering that a December rate cut wasn’t a foregone conclusion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025

You know, if you just kinda cut to the chase, tell them what it is, because a lot of times people aren’t sure where they know me from.

From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2025

We publish it there to help you cut to the chase at the end of each day.

From Slate ● May 15, 2023

Let’s cut to the chase: How much can you make from renting your home as a film location?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2022

We were, I sensed, going to cut to the chase.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz