释义 |
to cut (or North American make) a long story shortUsed to end an account of events quickly: to cut a long story short, I married Stephen...- I was doing research on how traumatic experiences impact memory functioning and to make a long story short, alien abductions was a type of traumatic experience people were reporting.
- I became independent and to make a long story short, here I am now, living in an apartment, financially stable, and not addicted to drugs.
- Anyway, to make a long story short, I met a guy - a fellow chorus boy - and we had a fling.
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