What’s the origin of that common quote?
When a person drops a well known saying such as “don’t look a gift horse in the mouth” I ask what does that mean and frequently they don’t know. If I don’t I’ll research it on google. Well a common quote is “let’s cut to the chase”, today it means get to the point.
It started in the days of silent movies when the producer, Hal Roach, in this case, would ask for the tape to be cut so as to take it to the excitement- the chase.
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My brother-in-law frequently speaks of needing a scan which simply means a Senior Citizen’s Afternoon Nap.