cut to the chase

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]

Example Sentences

So to cut to the chase, I gave my sales rank a Triple F rating.

From Los Angeles Times

You know, if you just kinda cut to the chase, tell them what it is, because a lot of times people aren’t sure where they know me from.

From Salon

And while moviegoers have seen plenty of vampire scenes, the ones here cut to the chase so fast that I’m of two minds about how they play out.

From Los Angeles Times

Sensing where things were headed, I cut to the chase.

From Los Angeles Times

I’ll cut to the chase: Politicians from all walks of life denigrate journalists.

From Salon