B2idiominformalcommunicationIELTS-friendly
cut a long story short
USUK
used when you skip the details and go straight to the end of a story
Usually 'To cut a long story short,' at the start. American English says 'to make a long story short' or just 'long story short'.
In context
To cut a long story short, we missed the ferry and spent the night in Rach Gia.
To cut a long story short, I got the job.
More idioms about communication
- a bone of contentiona subject that people keep arguing about
- a broken recordsomeone who keeps repeating the same thing in an annoying way
- a heart-to-heartan honest, private conversation about personal feelings
- a moot pointUK: a question still open to argument. US: a question that no longer matters in practice.
- a red herringa fact or idea that takes attention away from the real issue