We were able to start the project once she told us how to cut through the red tape.只要她告诉我们如何顺利通过那些繁文缛节，我们就能启动这个项目了。

It took some time to cut through the lies and get to the truth.透过谎言看透真相用了相当一段时间。

cutting through all the nonsense免谈一切废话

cutting through to the heart/essence of the problem直达问题的核心