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

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

From Slate ● May 15, 2023

I’m too tired to make small talk, so I cut to the chase.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2022

To cut to the chase, Dr Browning says we should be changing our sheets once a week, or every two weeks at the most.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2022

That question sure cut to the chase and everyone watched to see how I'd take it.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos