do sedna in English:

More to the point, he never left the city for long.

His answers were brief but to the point.

cut to the chase – stop wasting time and start talking about the most important thing / I didn't have long to talk to him so I cut to the chase and asked whether he was still married. / OK, let’s cut to the chase. When are you going to pay me back?

Let me cut to the chase.

Let's cut to the chase and talk about what the public really think.

I didn't have long to talk so I cut to the chase and asked whether he was still married.

Mr President, I want to get straight to the point.