| 单词 | to cut to the chase |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto cut to the chase intransitive. Originally U.S. to cut to the chase [compare sense 21e] : (a) Film to cut to a chase scene; (hence) to cut to an interesting or fast-paced part of a film; (b) colloquial to get to the point, to get on with it; to concentrate on the essential elements of an issue, etc.; frequently imperative. ΚΠ 1929 J. P. McEvoy Hollywood Girl 106 Jannings escapes... Cut to chase. 1955 F. Scully Cross my Heart xxix. 341 I am the sort who wants to ‘cut to the chase’ As far as I'm concerned, we can read the instructions later. 1979 Newsweek (Nexis) 13 Aug. 73 ‘Would you or would you not be interested in perhaps a bit of hypothetical conversation?’.. ‘Please delete the “hypothetical” part and cut to the chase.’ 1981 N.Y. Times 6 Nov. c13 Darryl Zanuck used to tell film makers, ‘If you're in trouble, cut to the chase.’ 1991 C. Hiaasen Native Tongue (1992) viii. 83 Cut to the chase... What the hell is it you want us to do? 1999 Marketing 16 Dec. 14/3 Stop bullshitting and cut to the chase. < as lemmas |
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