ir al ajo del asunto: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  SpainLatin AmericaneutralcolloquialMachine
  • To get to the heart of the matter; to address the essential or most relevant point directly.
  • To omit digressions and focus on the core issue under discussion.

  Examples

  Beta

  • Vamos al ajo del asunto: ¿cuándo vas a decidir si aceptas la oferta o no?

    Let’s get to the heart of the matter: when are you going to decide whether to accept the offer or not?

  • Después de tanta charla, finalmente fuimos al ajo del asunto y resolvimos el problema.

    After so much talk, we finally got to the heart of the matter and solved the problem.

  • No me gusta perder tiempo, así que siempre voy al ajo del asunto en las reuniones.

    I don’t like wasting time, so I always get to the heart of the matter in meetings.