the essential facts, the straight dope.

Cut to the chase means what's the bottom line or conclusion.

"What's the birdseye lowdown?" is similar but also involves the key details.
Here's the birdseye lowdown on the Vig ...
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Its either a sweet dance or a term for fucking
jerry: Hey Phil I heard my parents doing the uptown lowdown last night
Phil: well which uptown lowdown were they doing?
Jerry: how am I supposed to know they sound about the same
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