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to cut a long story short. idiom UK (US to make a long story short); (also spoken long story short) Add to word list. used when you are explaining what happened in a few words, without giving all the details: He wanted to be a doctor but, to cut a long story short, he ended up as a pharmacist. Long story short: she sold the painting.
Hace 4 días · To cut a long story short. Episode 180129 / 29 Jan 2018. Summary. Rob's had a late night but we're not sure why. He's not giving Feifei all the details to save time - but is there another...
( British English) ( American English to make a long story ˈshort) ( spoken) used when a speaker is not going to describe all the details of something, only the final result: ‘What happened at the meeting?’ ‘Well, to cut a long story short, ten people are going to lose their jobs.’. See also: cut, long, short, story, to.
used when you are explaining what happened in a few words, without giving all the details: He wanted to be a doctor but, to cut a long story short, he ended up as a pharmacist. Long story short: she sold the painting. SMART Vocabulary: palabras y expresiones relacionadas. Summaries and summarizing.
Oh dear. But why 'cut the long story short'? I want to hear the whole story. Rob No, you don't – it would take too long and we haven't got time – and anyway, it's not that interesting – that's why I'm just telling you the most important parts of the story. Feifei Right, so 'to cut a long story short' means to tell only the main or ...
4 de feb. de 2021 · Contributor. Internet Archive. Language. English. ix, 290 pages ; 18 cm. This short-story collection from the master storyteller shows Jeffrey Archer's skills with a wide variety of character, of subject, and of setting, but all with a trademark twist in the tail. Originally published: London : HarperCollins, 2000.
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