cut the crap

== English == === Etymology === American English, 1930s. === Verb === cut the crap (third-person singular simple present cuts the crap, present participle cutting the crap, simple past and past participle cut the crap) (often vulgar) To stop prevaricating or lying. Synonyms: cut the crud, cut the bullshit, cut to the chase, cut the shit ==== See also ==== beat around the bush