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cutting to the chase

cutting to the chase is the present participle and gerund of cut to the chase.

Meaning of cut to the chase

Verb

cut to the chase (third-person singular simple present cuts to the chase, present participle cutting to the chase, simple past and past participle cut to the chase)

  1. (idiomatic) To get to the point; to get on with it; to state something directly.
    • We don't have much time here. Could you cut to the chase?
    Synonyms:
    cut to Hecuba, get on with it, get to the point

Questions about cutting to the chase

What is cutting to the chase the present participle and gerund of?
Cutting to the chase is the present participle and gerund of cut to the chase.

Words near cutting to the chase in the dictionary

  1. cutting through
  2. cutting ties
  3. cutting to Hecuba
  4. cutting to pieces
  5. cutting to ribbons
  6. cutting to the chase
  7. cutting to the quick
  8. cutting torch
  9. cutting torches
  10. cutting under
  11. cutting up

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