(Generally CUT IT SHORT!) phr. (common).—A common injunction not to be prolix. For synonyms, see STOW IT.
1852. DICKENS, Bleak House, ch. lvii., p. 478. ‘Come, then!’ he gruffly cried to her. ‘You hear wot she says. CUT IT SHORT, and tell her.’
1878. PAYN, By Proxy, ch. xvi. Let us CUT THIS SHORT, Pennicuick. There is nothing more of importance to be said, and such talk is painful to both of us.
