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言归正传 Cut to the Chase

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言归正传 Cut to the Chase
Cut to the Chase 言归正传,切入正题

Meaning 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).
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Email: 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.