cut to the chase
informalDefinition
› to talk about or deal with the important parts of a subject and not waste time with things that are not important: I didn't have long to talk so I cut to the chase and asked whether he was still married.Being important and having importance
(Definition of cut to the chase from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bulk large idiom
- come before sth/sb phrasal verb (IMPORTANCE)
- count verb (HAVE VALUE)
- echo down/through the ages idiom
- equally adverb
- essence noun (IMPORTANCE)
- have bigger/other fish to fry idiom
- have/take pride of place idiom
- loom large idiom
- matter verb
- mean/be (all) the world to sb idiom
- outweigh verb
- override verb (MORE IMPORTANT)
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- signify verb (BE IMPORTANT)
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