To save the time, let's talk about the {nuts and bolts} first.
Let's not {beat around the bush}.
{I'm pressed for time}, so please concentrate.
I scarcely have time to breathe, so let's skip {formalities}.
How can we {put the best foot forward} for Brightwell?
────────────────────────────── nuts and bolts, (物事の)基本、要点 ────────────────────────────── OXFORD AMERICAN Writer's Thesaurusより。
the nuts and bolts of running an airline PRACTICAL DETAIL, fundamentals, basics, practicalities, essentials, mechanics, rudiments, ABCs; (informal) nitty-gritty, ins and outs, brass tasks, meat and potatoes.
────────────────────────────── beat around the bush, 遠回りに言う、要点に触れない ────────────────────────────── New Oxford American Dictionaryより。
discuss a matter without coming to the point
────────────────────────────── be pressed, 苦しんでいる ────────────────────────────── New Oxford American Dictionaryより。
have barely enough of something, esp. time
ex) I'm very pressed for time.
────────────────────────────── formalities, 形式ばった行為、儀礼的行為 ────────────────────────────── New Oxford American Dictionaryより。
a thing that is done simply to comply with requirements of etiquette, regulations, or custom
ex) legal formalities
────────────────────────────── put one's best foot forward, （できるだけ）好印象を与えようとする ────────────────────────────── Global Conversation (4)より。
New Oxford American Dictionaryより。
embark on an undertaking with as much effort and determination as possible.
"NHKラジオ ビジネス英会話 Global Conversation (6) 3/28-29 2008"
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