idiominformaltotalkabout ordealwith theimportantpartsof asubjectand notwastetimewith things that are notimportant:开门见山;直奔主题I didn't havelongtotalkso Icutto thechaseandaskedwhether he was stillmarried.我的时间不多,所以我开门见山地问他是否还是已婚人士。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesBeing important and having importance
bulk
bulk largeidiom
centrality
come
come beforesomething/someone
count
cut
echo down/through the agesidiom
fish
have/take pride of placeidiom
high-stakes
loom
loom largeidiom
matter
mean the world tosomeoneidiom
outweigh
override
reign
signify
weigh
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