Cliche of the Week 2 – CUT TO THE CHASE

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd executed a high-wire double cliche  sentence : "But the bottom line is, the measures, at the end of the day, were not sufficient, and let's just be frank about that."

But recently he more often says cut to the chase  as a verbal marker when he is about to get to the point.

Read the full report in The Australian newspaper. And see the video clip here