long story short

An expression indicating that one is skipping extraneous or unnecessary details and getting to the point. Anyway, long story short, I got expelled for writing graffiti on bathroom stalls. My friend introduced me to her at a work function a year ago, and—long story short—we're moving in together next month.See also: long, short, story

to cut a long story short

To skip boring, extraneous, or unnecessary details; to get to the point. Anyway, to cut a long story short, I got expelled for writing graffiti on bathroom stalls. My friend introduced me to her at a work function a year ago, and, to cut a long story short, we're moving in together next month.See also: cut, long, short, story

to make a long story short

To skip boring, extraneous, or unnecessary details; to get to the point. Anyway, to make a long story short, I got expelled for writing graffiti on the bathroom stalls. My friend introduced me to her at a work function a year ago, and, to make a long story short, we're moving in together next month.See also: long, make, short, story

long story short

Sl. to make a long story short. Okay, long story short: everything that goes up comes down, okay? Then the guy comes over, and—long story short—"You got a match?"See also: long, short, story

to cut a long story short

BRITISH or

to make a long story short

AMERICANCOMMON When you are describing something that happened, you can say to cut a long story short to mean that you are only going to mention the final result or point, without any extra details. I took a short-term job with the company and, to cut a long story short, I ended up as managing director. I saw a really good-looking guy stepping off the airplane and thought, Boy! I could go for him, and to make a long story short, we're getting married.See also: cut, long, short, story

to cut (or make) a long story short

used to end an account of events quickly.See also: cut, long, short, story

to cut a long story ˈshort

(British English) (American English to make a long story ˈshort) (spoken) used when a speaker is not going to describe all the details of something, only the final result: ‘What happened at the meeting?’ ‘Well, to cut a long story short, ten people are going to lose their jobs.’See also: cut, long, short, story

long story short

phr. to make a long story short. Then the guy comes over, and—long story short—“You got a match?” See also: long, short, story

单词	long story short
释义	long story short long story short An expression indicating that one is skipping extraneous or unnecessary details and getting to the point. Anyway, long story short, I got expelled for writing graffiti on bathroom stalls. My friend introduced me to her at a work function a year ago, and—long story short—we're moving in together next month.See also: long, short, story to cut a long story short To skip boring, extraneous, or unnecessary details; to get to the point. Anyway, to cut a long story short, I got expelled for writing graffiti on bathroom stalls. My friend introduced me to her at a work function a year ago, and, to cut a long story short, we're moving in together next month.See also: cut, long, short, story to make a long story short To skip boring, extraneous, or unnecessary details; to get to the point. Anyway, to make a long story short, I got expelled for writing graffiti on the bathroom stalls. My friend introduced me to her at a work function a year ago, and, to make a long story short, we're moving in together next month.See also: long, make, short, story long story short Sl. to make a long story short. Okay, long story short: everything that goes up comes down, okay? Then the guy comes over, and—long story short—"You got a match?"See also: long, short, story to cut a long story short BRITISH or to make a long story short AMERICANCOMMON When you are describing something that happened, you can say to cut a long story short to mean that you are only going to mention the final result or point, without any extra details. I took a short-term job with the company and, to cut a long story short, I ended up as managing director. I saw a really good-looking guy stepping off the airplane and thought, Boy! I could go for him, and to make a long story short, we're getting married.See also: cut, long, short, story to cut (or make) a long story short used to end an account of events quickly.See also: cut, long, short, story to cut a long story ˈshort (British English) (American English to make a long story ˈshort) (spoken) used when a speaker is not going to describe all the details of something, only the final result: ‘What happened at the meeting?’ ‘Well, to cut a long story short, ten people are going to lose their jobs.’See also: cut, long, short, story long story short phr. to make a long story short. Then the guy comes over, and—long story short—“You got a match?” See also: long, short, story See LSS See LSS
随便看	information and operational notice information and privacy commissioner information and privacy rights administration information and problem reports information and public affairs information and publications information and public relations department information and public relations office information and publishing division information and real estate services information and records management society information and referral center information and referral specialist information and research center at king hussein foundation information and services acquisition information and software engineering information and software industry association information and software integration information and software technology information and studies on multiethnicity information and support group information and support needs questionnaire information and systems society information and technology literacy standards information and technology management