Cut to the chase
Meaning: to focus on what is important; to abandon the preliminaries and deal with the major points.
Example: All right, let’s stop the idle chatter and cut to the chase. After a few introductory comments, we cut to the chase and began negotiating.
Example: All right, let’s stop the idle chatter and cut to the chase. After a few introductory comments, we cut to the chase and began negotiating.
