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get to the point

see to the point.

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RELATED WORDS

indicate, fix, stipulate, mention, limit, determine, enumerate, establish, cite, define, slot, blueprint, set, name, particularize, make, list, detail, peg, instance

Nearby words

get to, get to first base, get to one's feet, get to the bottom of, get to the heart of, get to the point, get together, get tough with, get under one's skin, get under someone's skin, get up
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