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cut to the chase

idiom

Formscuts to the chase, cutting to the chase, cut to the chase

1 meaning of cut to the chase

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    idiomintransitive
    To stop wasting time and talk about the most important thing right away.

    Like skipping straight to the last page of a story to find out what happens.

    Let's cut to the chase. Are you coming with us or not?

    She cut to the chase and told us the trip was canceled.

    Oppositedigress, ramble

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Origin

From films: to "cut" (edit) so you reach the exciting part quickly. An older similar phrase appears in Chaucer around 1400.