Please cut to the chase and tell me what happened.
cut to the chase
idiomTo get to the point; to get on with it; to state something directly.
Origin
first recorded 14th c.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).
The meeting was running late, so the manager asked everyone to cut to the chase.
Tired of his colleague's endless preamble, he interrupted politely but firmly: 'Could you cut to the chase and explain what this proposal actually costs?'
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chase a rainbow
To pursue something illusory, impractical, or impossible.
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chase after
To pursue someone with romantic intentions; to woo.
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chase away
To get rid of.
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chase off
To drive someone or something away.
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chase one's tail
To busily try to perform many tasks or to repeatedly revise one's plans, especially with inefficient use of one's time and limited results.
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chase rainbows
To pursue unrealistic or fanciful goals.
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chase tail
To be on the hunt for a (usually sexual) partner.
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chase the dragon
To chase after the promise of a continually fulfilling high from an addictive substance.