to cut a long story short
/tə ˌkʌt ə ˌlɒŋ ˈstɔːri ˈʃɔːt/INFORMAL · B2
日本語では近い表現
かいつまんで言えば
直訳: «長い話を短く切ると»
意味
used to give only the main point of what happened
出来事の要点だけを言うときの前置き.
例文
- 1The car broke down twice and, to cut a long story short, we arrived a day late.
- 2There were lots of problems with the tickets, but to cut a long story short, we got in.
- 3I won't bore you with the details, but to cut a long story short, I got the job.
- 4There was a lot of shouting and paperwork, but, to cut a long story short, the shop gave us a refund.
- 5Mum had trouble with her old flat for months, so, to cut a long story short, she's moving in with us.
文法
決まった言い方で、何も変わらない。ふつう文の他の部分から切り離し、後にコンマを置く。
似た意味の表現
「コミュニケーション」の他のイディオム
このテーマの20個とテストへ →20テーマ・400のイディオムを、忘れさせない復習と一緒に
ここではいくつかの質問だけ。アプリなら16の練習モード、日本語の近い表現、復習のタイミングを教えてくれる間隔反復があります。
