long story short

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Introducing a short version of, or simply the conclusion of, an involved story

Dr. Kelso: Long story short, I'm on the hook for sending Trong Tri Kelso to college and he doesn't want to go to a state school.

make a long story short
{f} get to the bottom line, get to the point
to cut a long story short
to summarize, to make it short
to make a long story short
in short
long story short

    Hyphenation

    Long sto·ry Short

    Turkish pronunciation

    lông stôri şôrt

    Pronunciation

    /ˈlôɴɢ ˈstôrē ˈsʜôrt/ /ˈlɔːŋ ˈstɔːriː ˈʃɔːrt/

    Etymology

    () A reduced form of to cut a long story short and to make a long story short.

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