let's "cut to the chase / get down to brass tacks"

[LenCabral]

Hi everyone,

Wondering if anyone knows any idiomatic phrases in Latin that would correspond to the idioms above (they seem to be roughly equivalent in English to me).

More generally - does anyone know of a good resource for Latin idioms?

Thanks!

 

[cinefactus]

It would be hard to go past Erasmus' Adagia. Here is a book which discusses Latin proverbs, largely taken from Erasmus.

For a more modern reference you could try The Routledge Dictionary of Latin Quotations.

 

[cinefactus]

For the initial question, what about quid plura or ad rem?

 

[LenCabral]

ad rem seems to work decently here, Thanks!

Also, thanks for the proverbs book - a great resource!