idiom · informal
cut to the chase
UK/kʌt tə ðə ʧeɪs/US/kʌt tu ðə ʧeɪs/cut·to·the·CHASE
speakingtask2
to stop wasting time and get to the important part
Examples
“We don't have much time, so let's cut to the chase.”
“Rather than background, cut to the chase and tell us your decision.”
“He usually cuts to the chase in meetings when deadlines approach.”
Band 8 sentence
“Given our limited window, I'll cut to the chase: we need to reduce spending by twenty percent.”
Collocations
- cut to the chase in a meeting
- cut to the chase and say
Word family
cutting to the chase verb phrase
Common mistakes
cut the chase→cut to the chase
cut to chase→cut to the chase
Say it for a higher band
5stop wasting time→6get to the point→7+cut to the chase
Synonyms
get to the point
Easily confused
get to the point
“Please get to the point; I have another meeting.”
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