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get to the point

idiom
Meaning

To state (something) directly; as opposed to in a long-winded way.


Examples
SIMPLE

Please get to the point and tell me what you want.

CONTEXTUAL

The meeting was taking too long, so I asked the speaker to get to the point.

COMPLEX

After listening to his long and rambling explanation for twenty minutes, I finally interrupted him and asked him to get to the point.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    beside the point

    Irrelevant, moot.

  2. 02

    boiling point

    The state of being heated, with high aggression.

  3. 03

    brownie point

    Credit or praise for good work or a good deed, often for the express purpose of currying favor.

  4. 04

    can't get enough

    Greatly enjoys; likes a lot.

  5. 05

    could not get elected dogcatcher

    Said of someone, particularly a politician, who is extremely unpopular.

  6. 06

    don't get someone started

    Used to attempt to avoid or abbreviate a discussion that speaker or hearer may wish to avoid.

  7. 07

    five will get you ten

    I strongly believe.

  8. 08

    get a charge out of

    To derive excitement, entertainment, or pleasure from.

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