Word expert James Rogers says the expression was common by the late 1970s. Mister Rogers says the Manchester Guardian newspaper used it in 1978. The newspaper said a reform policy required that the British government get its act together.

　　Now, this expression is heard often when officials of a company meet. One company even called its yearly report, “Getting Our Act Together.”

　　The Japanese visitor was confused by another expression used by American business people. It is “cut to the chase”.

　　She heard that expression when she attended an important meeting of one company. One official was giving a very long report. It was not very interesting. In fact, some people at the meeting were falling asleep.

　　Finally, the president of the company said, “Cut to the chase.”

　　Cut to the chase means to stop spending so much time on details or unimportant material. Hurry and get to the good part.

　　Naturally, this saying was started by people who make movies. Hollywood movie producers believe that most Americans want to see action movies. Many of their movies show scenes in which the actors chase each other in cars, or in airplanes or on foot。

　　Cut is the director’s word for stop. The director means to stop filming, leave out some material, and get to the chase scene now.

　　So, if your employer tells you to cut to the chase, be sure to get to the main point of your story quickly.

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