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},
{
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"ref": "2014 July 1, Steve Rose, “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: a primate scream - first look review”, in The Guardian",
"text": "Unlike Shakespeare, though, the dialogue is stripped to the bare minimum by the apes' rudimentary language, which is rather refreshing since everyone gets to the point.",
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"To state (something) directly; as opposed to in a long-winded way."
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"(idiomatic) To state (something) directly; as opposed to in a long-winded way."
],
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"word": "cut to the chase"
},
{
"word": "get on with"
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{
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "izplju vam ka mǎčeto",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "изплю вам ка мъчето"
},
{
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "言歸正傳"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yán guī zhèngzhuàn",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "言归正传"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "直奔主題"
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{
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"roman": "zhíbèn zhǔtí",
"sense": "State directly",
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "開門見山"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "kāiménjiànshān",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "开门见山"
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{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "komme til sagen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "mennä asiaan"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "mennä asian ytimeen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "sanoa suoraan"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "aller à l’essentiel"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "en venir au fait"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "aller droit au but"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "auf den Punkt kommen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "zur Sache kommen"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "venire al punto"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "venire al sodo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "venire al dunque"
},
{
"code": "jam",
"lang": "Jamaican Creole",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "mi come yah fi drink milk, mi nuh come yah fi count cow"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yōten ni fureru",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "要点に触れる"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "geodujeolmihada",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "거두절미(去頭截尾)하다"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "komme til poenget"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "perejtí k délu",
"sense": "State directly",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "перейти́ к де́лу"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "blíže k délu!",
"sense": "State directly",
"tags": [
"interjection"
],
"word": "бли́же к де́лу!"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "ir al grano"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "komma till saken"
}
]
}
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{
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{
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{
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}
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"ref": "2014 July 1, Steve Rose, “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: a primate scream - first look review”, in The Guardian",
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"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"To state (something) directly; as opposed to in a long-winded way."
],
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],
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"(idiomatic) To state (something) directly; as opposed to in a long-winded way."
],
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"word": "cut to the chase"
},
{
"word": "get on with"
},
{
"word": "come to the point"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "izplju vam ka mǎčeto",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "изплю вам ка мъчето"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "言歸正傳"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yán guī zhèngzhuàn",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "言归正传"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "直奔主題"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhíbèn zhǔtí",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "直奔主题"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "開門見山"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "kāiménjiànshān",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "开门见山"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "komme til sagen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "mennä asiaan"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "mennä asian ytimeen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "sanoa suoraan"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "aller à l’essentiel"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "en venir au fait"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "aller droit au but"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "auf den Punkt kommen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "zur Sache kommen"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "venire al punto"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "venire al sodo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "venire al dunque"
},
{
"code": "jam",
"lang": "Jamaican Creole",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "mi come yah fi drink milk, mi nuh come yah fi count cow"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yōten ni fureru",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "要点に触れる"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "geodujeolmihada",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "거두절미(去頭截尾)하다"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "komme til poenget"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "perejtí k délu",
"sense": "State directly",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "перейти́ к де́лу"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "blíže k délu!",
"sense": "State directly",
"tags": [
"interjection"
],
"word": "бли́же к де́лу!"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "ir al grano"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "State directly",
"word": "komma till saken"
}
],
"word": "get to the point"
}
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