Английские идиомы - только важные (11)

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the bottom line

In a discussion or argument, the bottom line is the most important and basic fact about what you are discussing.

Note: A reference to the last line in a set of accounts, which states how much money has been made.

The bottom line is that the great majority of our kids are physically unfit.

cross that bridge when you come to it

If you say 'I'll cross that bridge when I come to it', you mean that you will deal with a problem when, or if, it happens.

'You can't make me talk to you'. 'No, but the police can'. 'I'll cross that bridge when I come to it'.

cut to the chase

If you cut to the chase, you start talking about or dealing with what is really important, instead of less important things.

Note: In films, when one scene ends and another begins the action is said to ‘cut’ from one scene to the next. If a film ‘cuts to the chase’, it moves on to a car chase scene, which is usually fast-moving and exciting.

I'll cut to the chase - we just don't have enough money for the project.

the icing on the cake

If you describe something as the icing on the cake, you mean that it is an extra good thing that makes a good situation or activity even better.

To play for one's country is the ultimate experience. To be in a winning team is the icing on the cake.

in two minds

If you are in two minds about something, you are not able to reach a decision or opinion about something.

Roche was in two minds whether to make the trip to Oslo.

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