make a long story short
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to make a long story short; to put it briefly; to cut a long story short
Often used at the beginning of a sentence to introduce a concise summary of a complicated situation. It implies skipping unnecessary details to get to the main point.
Cháng长
huà话
duǎn短
shuō说
，
wǒ我
men们
jué决
dìng定
qǔ取
xiāo消
zhè这
gè个
xiàng项
mù目
。
To make a long story short, we have decided to cancel this project.
Wǒ我
zhī知
dào道
nǐ你
hěn很
máng忙
，
wǒ我
jiù就
cháng长
huà话
duǎn短
shuō说
le了
。
I know you are busy, so I'll make it brief.
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Cháng长
huà话
duǎn短
shuō说
，
tā他
zuì最
hòu后
hái还
shì是
tóng同
yì意
le了
wǒ我
men们
de的
tiáo条
jiàn件
。
Long story short, he finally agreed to our terms.