to cut a long story short

Bedeutung

used to give only the main point of what happened

Verwendet, um nur das Wesentliche des Geschehens zu nennen.

Beispiele

1. 1The car broke down twice and, to cut a long story short, we arrived a day late.
2. 2There were lots of problems with the tickets, but to cut a long story short, we got in.
3. 3I won't bore you with the details, but to cut a long story short, I got the job.
4. 4There was a lot of shouting and paperwork, but, to cut a long story short, the shop gave us a refund.
5. 5Mum had trouble with her old flat for months, so, to cut a long story short, she's moving in with us.

Grammatik

Feste Wendung: nichts verändert sich. Sie steht meist vom übrigen Satz getrennt, mit einem Komma danach.

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