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| '''Cut to the chase''' means to get to the point without wasting time. | |||
| The phrase comes from the name of a large hunting knife, the French ]. A heavy bladed weapon- almost a short sword , it was used as a general purpose tool during the hunt, used to dispatch the kill if it wasn't already dead, and then to prepare and butcher the meat. Since the (original) point of hunting was for food, the Coutre Chasse was the conclusion of business, as it were. Examples include the Scottish ] and the ].The blade also found favour as part of a pair of weapons, a Sword-and-hunting knife combination, as opposed to the more Gentlemanly Sword and Dagger, or ] arrangement later employed. As life took a more urbane turn -meat being supplied by butchers and farmers- the Coutre Chasse became worn only by the Rich, who could afford to spend the day hunting, and the poor, who had to. In some circles, it was worn constantly, like the American frontiersmans ] it resembled, and became the weapon of choice in a combat situation; Getting down to business, by cutting to the chase. The ] that the phrase originates with the film industry is easily debunked as it was widely used in the 1600's | |||
| ==Trivia== | |||
| The phrase was referenced in an episode of '']'' in which ] uses the phrase. ] abruptly derides him for using the phrase, implying that George must think he is a big-shot celebrity and that average people have no use for such a phrase. | |||
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