Get to the point

Definition

Stop being indirect or verbose and state the main issue clearly and concisely. Focus on what's most important rather than peripheral details.

Etymology

This phrase developed from the metaphorical use of 'point' as the sharp, focused end of something, dating back to medieval times. The expression evolved in the 17th century to mean getting to the essential matter, like an arrow reaching its target rather than wandering around it.

Kelly Says

This phrase treats communication like archery - there's a target (the main message) and everything else is just the journey of the arrow. It's fascinating how it reveals our frustration with inefficient communication while using a metaphor that suggests precision and purposefulness are both possible and expected in speech.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ነገር ላይ ይግባ
ne-ger la-i yig-ba
ARالعربية
الوصول إلى النقطة
al-was-sul ila an-naq-ta
BNবাংলা
বিষয়টিতে আসা
bi-sho-ti-te a-sa
CACatalà
anar al punt
an-ar al punt
CSČeština
jít k věci
yit k ve-ci
DADansk
gå direkte til sagen
gå di-rekte til sa-gen
DEDeutsch
auf den Punkt kommen
auf den punkt kom-men
ELΕλληνικά
να πάει στο θέμα
na pa-i sto the-ma
ESEspañol
ir al grano
eer al gra-no
FAفارسی
به اصل مطلب بروید
be as-al mat-lab bro-yeed
FISuomi
mennä asiaan
men-nä a-siaan
FRFrançais
aller droit au but
a-ler dray oh boo
GUGU
ગોળામાં જા
go-la-ma-an ja
HAHA
yi-gaba da abin
yi-ga-ba da a-bin
HEעברית
להגיע לנקודה
le-hi-ya le-na-k-da
HIहिन्दी
मुद्दे पर चर्चा करना
mud-de par char-cha kar-na
HUMagyar
a lényeghez jutni
a le-nye-ghezh jut-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
langsung ke intinya
lan-gus ke in-ti-nya
IGIG
kwuo nkpuru
kwo-o nk-pu-ru
ITItaliano
andare al dunque
an-dare al dun-que
JA日本語
要点に達する
yōten ni tsuku
KKKK
мағынасына келу
ma-gy-na-sy-na ke-lu
KMKM
ប្រាប់អំពីបញ្ហា
bra-ap am-pei bun-ha
KO한국어
핵심을 말하다
haekshim-eul mal-hada
MRMR
मुद्द्यावर चर्चा करा
mud-dy-a-var char-cha kara
MSBahasa Melayu
terus ke intinya
terus ke in-ti-nya
MYမြန်မာ
အကြောင်းအရာကို ဆက်လက်ပြော
a-kya-ng-a-ra-ko set-la-k-p-yaw
NLNederlands
direct naar de kern gaan
di-rect naar de kern gaan
NONorsk
gå rett på sak
gå rett på sak
PAPA
ਮੁੱਦ 'ਤੇ ਗੱਲ ਕਰੋ
mud-de te gal-l kar-o
PLPolski
iść prosto do rzeczy
ish pro-sto do re-chi
PTPortuguês
ir direto ao ponto
eer di-re-to ao pon-to
RORomână
mergi direct la subiect
mer-gi di-rect la sub-iect
RUРусский
переходить к делу
per-e-ho-dit k de-lu
SVSvenska
komma direkt till sak
kom-ma di-rekt till sak
SWKiswahili
enda moja kwa mada
en-da mo-ja kwa ma-da
TAதமிழ்
நேரடியாகப் பேச
ne-ra-dia-ya-pa pe-sa
TEతెలుగు
విషయానికి వెళ్ళండి
vi-sha-ya-ni ki vel-lan-di
THไทย
พูดถึงประเด็น
poot-theung pra-deen
TLTL
tungo sa punto
tun-go sa pon-to
TRTürkçe
doğrudan noktaya gitmek
do-gru-dan no-k-ta-ya git-mek
UKУкраїнська
йти до справи
yit do spra-vi
URاردو
نقطہ پر پہنچیں
naq-ta par peh-nch-ein
VITiếng Việt
đi vào vấn đề
đi vào vấn đề
YOYO
ṣe àwọn ẹni
she aw-on e-ni
ZH中文
切入主题
qiē rù zhǔ tí
ZUZU
thola umuntu
tho-la oo-mu-ntu

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