习语主题: 沟通

to cut a long story short

/tə ˌkʌt ə ˌlɒŋ ˈstɔːri ˈʃɔːt/INFORMAL · B2

中文对应完全对应

长话短说

含义

used to give only the main point of what happened

用于只讲事情的要点.

例句

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.

语法

固定短语，不变化。通常与句子其余部分隔开，后面加逗号。

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