Apply edit to popular quiz show - what's the point? (3,2,3,5)
I believe the answer is:
cut to the chase
'apply' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'edit to popular quiz show what's the point?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'edit' could be 'cut' (cutting is a kind of editing) and 'cut' is found within the answer.
'to' is found in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is located in the answer.
'point?' could be 'se' (SE is an example) and 'se' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cut to the chase that I've seen before include "Start discussing important matters" , "Get to the point" , "'Stop beating about the bush!'" .)