get to the point
Verb
Meaning
get to the point (third-person singular simple present gets to the point, present participle getting to the point, simple past got to the point, past participle (UK) got to the point or (US) gotten to the point)
(idiomatic) To state (something) directly; as opposed to in a long-winded way.
Synonyms: cut to the chase, get on with it, come to the point
Antonym: beat around the bush
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Examples
We may get to the point where the only way of saving the world will be for industrial civilization to collapse.
True simplicity is, well, you just keep on going and going until you get to the point where you go, 'Yeah, well, of course.' Where there's no rational alternative.
All I can tell you really is if you get to the point where someone is telling you that you are not great or not good enough, just follow your heart and don't let anybody crush your dream.
It's toughest to forgive ourselves. So it's probably best to start with other people. It's almost like peeling an onion. Layer by layer, forgiving others, you really do get to the point where you can forgive yourself.
So long as it doesn't get to the point where you don't remember whose opera you're listening to, I'm willing to experiment.
I never want to get to the point where it's all about my needs, and the hell with anybody else.