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  2. Learn the meaning and usage of the idiom cut to the chase, which means to talk about or deal with the important parts of a subject and not waste time with things that are not important. See translations, synonyms and related words and phrases.

  3. Learn the meaning and origin of the expression "cut to the chase", which means to get directly to the point. Find out how it relates to silent films and see example sentences.

  4. Learn the meaning and origin of the phrase 'cut to the chase', which means to get to the point or leave out unnecessary details. Find out how it relates to film chases and Shakespeare's Hecuba.

  5. cut to the chase. Get on with it, get to the point. This phrase, often an imperative, comes from the film industry of the 1920s, where it means to edit (“cut”) film so as to get to an exciting chase sequence, an intrinsic part of many early movies.

  6. Cut to the chase was a phrase used by movie studio executives to mean that the audience shouldn't get bored by the extra dialogue, and that the film should get to the interesting scenes without unnecessary delays. The phrase is now widely used, and means "get to the point."

  7. If someone cuts to the chase, they start talking about or dealing with what is important, instead of less important things. Hi everyone, we all know why we are here today, so let's cut to the chase. See full dictionary entry for chase

  8. cut to the chase. Sl. to focus on what is important; to abandon the preliminaries and deal with the major points. All right, let's stop the idle chatter and cut to the chase. After a few introductory comments, we cut to the chase and began negotiating. See also: chase, cut, to.

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