Meaning
Get to the point without wasting time.
Primary Function
Impatience signal.
Communicative Purpose
To demand brevity.
Pattern
cut to the chase
Core Structure
cut to the chase
Função primária
Impatience signal.
Propósito comunicativo
To demand brevity.
Situações de gatilho
Long-winded explanations, meetings.
Contextos
Business, casual.
Padrão
cut to the chase
Estrutura central
cut to the chase
Slots de substituição
none
Colocados típicos
- let’s
- just
- I’ll
Substituições comuns
- get to the point
- cut the crap
Erros comuns
*cut the chase* (verb+n? Actually “cut to the chase”)
Similar / contraste
skip the details
Interferências
From early film cutting to exciting chase.
Família do chunk
- Brevity idioms
Nuance
Direct, may be rude.
Efeito pragmático
Pressures speaker to accelerate.
Dica de memória
Film editor cutting straight to car chase.
Nota
This idiom is commonly used in both formal and informal contexts to urge someone to be concise and direct.
Upgrade path
state the essential points without preamble (formal)
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