idiom · neutral

get straight to the point

/ɡet streɪt tə ðə pɔɪnt/GET STRAIGHT to the POINT

speakingtask2

to say the most important thing without unnecessary details or delay

Examples

“The interviewer appreciated that she got straight to the point about her achievements.”

“Let's get straight to the point: can you meet the deadline?”

“He always gets straight to the point in emails, which saves time.”

Band 8 sentence

“During the briefing the CEO got straight to the point, outlining the three immediate actions the team must take.”

Collocations

  • get straight to the point in an email
  • let's get straight to the point

Word family

get straight to the point idiomgot straight to the point idiom (past)

Common mistakes

get straight to point→get straight to the point

I get straight to the point yesterday→I got straight to the point yesterday

Please straight to the point→Please get straight to the point

Say it for a higher band

5say it simply→6get to the point→7+get straight to the point

Synonyms

cut to the chase

Easily confused

cut to the chase

“I'll cut to the chase: we can't afford the extra cost.”

Related words

break the icesmall talkspeak one's mindhold one's tongueread the roomget the message acrossspill the beanslet the cat out of the bag

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