单词 | to cut a long story short |
释义 | to cut a long story shortphrase See full dictionary entry for storyIn British English, you use to cut a long story short to indicate that you are going to state the final result of an event and not give any more details. In American English, you say to make a long story short. To cut a long story short, I ended up as managing director. to cut a long story short or to make a long story short said to mean that you are only going to mention the final result or point of a complicated account of something, without giving any further details I met Paul at a party two years ago – he was the most handsome man I'd ever seen– and, to cut a long story short, we're getting married next year. |
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