to get straight to the point meaning?

Question

What is the meaning of "to get straight to the point" idiom?

Answer 1

 

Idiom Conjugations:

 

Answer 2

Gerund Form of the Idiom:

Getting straight to the point can be very productive.
 

Answer 3

Idiom Usage:

Alternate form:

to come straight to the point
 

To get straight to the point can be used formally or informally.
 

Answer 4

Idiom Scenario 2:

Your browser does not support the audio element. A man and her boss are sitting down having a meeting.

Woman:  Thanks for coming in.
Man: No problem.  You did ask me to stop by.  How can I help?
Woman: Well, as you may have noticed, over the past several months, sales have been declining.  Overall growth expectations for the company have not hit their targets.  As a result, profits are down.  Management has decided that, in light of the current situation, the company will have to do some downsizing, that is to say that the company will de-layer the organization.  In your middle-management position within the company, it appears that some trimming will be necessary.
Man: Excuse me.  Could you please just get straight to the point.
Woman: Sales are down.  Profits are down.  You are out of a job.
Man: I see. Thank you.

 

Answer 5

Idiom Scenario 1:

Your browser does not support the audio element. A young boy has been misbehaving in his school classroom and causing the teacher a lot of trouble.  As a result the boy's parents have been called into the school to discuss the situation with the school principal.

Principal: Thank you for coming in.
Mother: What seems to be the problem?
Principal: Well, your son has been misbehaving in class.  He's been rude to the teacher.  He's been hitting other students.
Father: That's not good.
Principal: No, indeed, it isn't.  As you know, the school has a rather extensive policy on these sorts of behaviors.  In particular, the section on violence and violent behavior is most applicable here.  Although we try to accommodate different behaviors as much as we can, your son's behavior has passed a certain limit that is not tolerable...
Mother:  Excuse me, we both have appointments to get to.  Could you please get straight to the point?
Principal: Certainly.  Your son will be suspended from school for three days.
Father:  Thank you for your time.  We will talk with our son during his suspension.

 

 

Answer 6

Idiom Definition:

"to get straight to the point"

to talk directly about a subject
 

Synonyms: abridged, bare, blunt, brief, brusque, clear, clear-cut, cogent, compact, concise, condensed, curt, essential, exact, heart, honed, important, main, pithy, point, precise, recapped, relevant, relevance, short, succinct, summary, terse