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to cut a long story short
idiomUK(USto make a long story short); (also spokenlong story short)
used when you are explaining what happened in a few words, without giving all the details:
He wanted to be a doctor but, to cut a long story short, he ended up as a pharmacist.
Long story short: she sold the painting.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Summaries and summarizing
a (quick/brisk) trot through somethingidiom
abridgment
abstract
biodata
brushstroke
catch-all
encapsulate
encapsulation
executive summary
gist
handout
recapitulation
resume
shorthand
shorthand for somethingidiom
story
synoptic
TLDR
trot
upsum
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