2007-01-24 05:28:11 · 8 answers · asked by marias 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It's film-related. It means don't mess around with a lot of talk and nonsense, get right to the chase scene.
2007-01-24 05:34:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It means to get to the point. A movie term from the 1920's, it originally meant to cut from a dramatic scene to an action scene (like a chase).
another theory is the phrase "cut to the chase" originated with the movable type for the printing presses. The letters were aranged in a wooden frame called the phrase. On the box were metal 'coins' that tightened the frame and held the type in place. When a phrase was completed the term "to coin a phrase" came about. The completed phrases were put together in a larger frame called the chase. Once the phrases were finished it was time to cut to the chase. Which means that the type was ready to be printed.
2007-01-24 05:34:49 · answer #2 · answered by bensbabe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is just a guess, but I'm thinking the movie business. In a movie, where the chase scene has the most action. So it means to skip over all the incidentals and go straight to the heart of the matter.
2007-01-24 05:37:52 · answer #3 · answered by Peggy Sue 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, it refers to the scene in a movie, the director would get pissed with a movie and add a chase scene and after watching several scenes of boringness would later say very loudly, "Cut to the chase!" either it was the director or the person funding it.
2007-01-24 05:34:41 · answer #4 · answered by chapman_red 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
hollywood... it meant that it was time to cut to the chase scene.. get to the point
so, when someone says that, they mean, ok, time to stop the filler, get to the point.
2007-01-24 05:37:23 · answer #5 · answered by bilko_ca 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get to the point, cut out the details
2007-01-24 06:28:22 · answer #6 · answered by Bonduesa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Started with silent films.
2007-01-24 05:34:01 · answer #7 · answered by i_m_magick 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
film making.
2007-01-28 03:44:17 · answer #8 · answered by shania3949 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋