phrasal verb · neutral
get straight to (the point)
UK/ɡet streɪt tuː/US/ɡet streɪt tu/get·STRAIGHT·to
to begin saying or doing the most important thing without delay
Examples
“I'll get straight to the point: we need more funding.”
“In interviews, it's better to get straight to the point when time is short.”
“Let's get straight to the agenda items for today.”
Band 8 sentence
“Given the short time, I'll get straight to the point and outline the three main conclusions.”
Collocations
- get straight to the point
- get straight to the agenda
Word family
Common mistakes
Let's get straight into the point.→Let's get straight to the point.
He get straight to the point.→He got straight to the point.
Say it for a higher band
5be direct→6cut to the chase→7+get straight to (the point)
Synonyms
be direct
cut to the chase
Easily confused
cut to the chase
“I'll cut to the chase: we don't have enough money for this project.”
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