cut to the chase

From cinema usage: to cut (edit a film) so as to get to the exciting part. Also, preceded by Chaucer c.1400, "The Wife of Bath's Tale"- "And shortly forth this tale for to chace" (To cut a long story short).

• "We don't have much time here. Could you cut to the chase?"
• "Allen Gregory DeLongpre: I don't like to play games, the whole wait three days to text you, flirt with other women in front of you. It's exhausting. Let's just cut to the chase. We're in love with each other."

• cut to Hecuba
• get on with it
• get to the point

• beat around the bush

• cut to the quick
• get to the fireworks factory