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

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

To cut to the chase: No, we do not.

From Slate ● Mar. 3, 2022

Besides, Smith had cut to the chase: We know you’re turning pro, but if you change your mind, there’s a scholarship here waiting for you.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2022

Using this too much is uncool. cut to the chase.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner