let’s skip right through the chase

This one was uttered by a scientist in this press conference on Antarctica:

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This is a mashup of “cut to the chase” (to reach the most important points quickly) and “skip through (something)” (to progress hastily through something). Both idioms refer to doing something quickly. “Cut to the chase” “skips” unnecessary details so the speaker was probably thinking of this. A big thanks to Juiia Keefe for spotting this one and sending it in!