to cut to the chase

разг. переходить к главному, к сути (дела), начинать говорить по существу; браться за дело

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I know you don't have time, so I'll cut to the chase.
Знаю, что у вас нет времени, поэтому буду краток.
Alexandrescu, Andrei / Modern C++ Design: Generic Programming and Design Patterns AppliedАлександреску, Андрей / Современное проектирование на C++
Современное проектирование на C++
Александреску, Андрей
© Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.
© Издательский дом "Вильямс", 2002
Modern C++ Design: Generic Programming and Design Patterns Applied
Alexandrescu, Andrei
© 2001 by Addison-Wesley

So why don't we cut to the chase," Johnnie Walker said.
Давай ка ближе к делу, – предложил Джонни Уокер.
Murakami, Haruki / Kafka on the shoreМураками, Харуки / Кафка на пляже
Кафка на пляже
Мураками, Харуки
© Haruki Murakami, 2002
© Перевод. С. Логачев, И. Логачев, 2005
© ООО «Издательство «Эксмо», 2005
Kafka on the shore
Murakami, Haruki
© 2005 by Haruki Murakami

Something's got to change, man, because otherwise I might as well just cut to the chase and blow my brains out.
Что‑то нужно переменить, потому что в противном случае проще перерезать себе вены или вышибить мозги.
King, Stephen / The Dark Tower 6: The Song of SusannahКинг, Стивен / Темная башня 6: Песнь Сюзанны
Темная башня 6: Песнь Сюзанны
Кинг, Стивен
The Dark Tower 6: The Song of Susannah
King, Stephen
© 2004 by Stephen King

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ближе к делу; короче
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Cut to the chase
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переходить к главному
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