cut to the chase

释义

1. 牛津电影里 100%

   不绕圈子直截了当地说；开门见山

   to stop wasting time and start talking about the most important thing

   Let's cut to the chase, OK? What are you guys selling?

   Whatever. Let's cut to the chase.

电影里这样说 · 5 部

• Let's cut to the chase, OK? What are you guys selling?American Beauty1999
• Can we cut to the chase? I mean, am I. Like, in a lot of trouble here. or...?There's Something About Mary1998
• Cut to the chase. Cut to the chase.The Trip2011
• Whatever. Let's cut to the chase.The Ultimate Gift2007
• Anyway, I will cut to the chase.50/502011
• Well, Miss Forester, we'll cut to the chase.Tom & Jerry2021
• I'm gonna cut to the chase here, Reverend.Widows2018
• Just cut to the chase, shall we?The Longest Yard2005

在完整场景里学

• 美国丽人1999
  • 上司暗示写说明保饭碗：cut corners（省成本）
  • 餐桌冷场吵到散场：come right out and say（直截了当地说）
  • 新邻居上门送菜被当成推销：cut to the chase（直奔主题）
• 我为玛丽狂1998
  • 磕磕巴巴约她去舞会：hold someone to that（要你说话算数）
  • 约玛丽去毕业舞会：not all there（脑子不灵光）
  • 接人去舞会却闹翻天：busting chops（挤兑）
• 美食之旅2011
  • 上路闲聊订房出错：have someone down as（以为某人是某种人）
  • 旅馆只剩一间房：part of its charm（正是它的魅力所在）
  • 饭桌互学凯恩较劲：take a long, hard look in the mirror（好好反省一下自己）

同一词条的短语

• chase your tail
• chase away, off, out
• chase up
• chase up
• give chase

习语频道里接下来

• to myself
• hold it
• on television
• in the distance
• be on the telephone
• more like
• be sick
• face to face with
• shame on you
• bring under control
• a change of mind
• leave be