Meaning of CUT TO THE CHASE - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles
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So in English when we say, "cut to the chase",
it means to get to the point quickly or to
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get to the end of the story quickly.
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And you can use this two ways.
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You can use this if someone's telling you
a story and it's going on and on and you just
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want them to get to the end you could say,
"Cut to the chase!"
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But you can also use this when you, yourself
are talking.
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Maybe you're telling a story to someone and
you feel like they're getting a little bit
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bored as they listen to you tell the story.
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You could say, "You know I'm just going to
cut to the chase.", and then you jump right
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to the end or the punchline of the story.
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So when you say, "Cut to the chase!", it means
get to the point.
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