Cut to the chase
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Cut to the chase means to get to the point without wasting time.
The phrase originated from early silent films. Such films, particularly comedies, often climaxed in chase scenes. An inexpert screenwriter or director, unsure how to get to the climax, would just make an abrupt transition, known as a cut.
[edit] Trivia
The phrase was referenced in an episode of Seinfeld in which George Costanza uses the phrase. Jerry Seinfeld abruptly derides him for using the phrase, implying that George must think he is a big-shot celebrity and that average people have no use for such a phrase.
