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long story short

1. (idiomatic) Introducing a short version of, or simply the conclusion of, a relevant story.

   Anyway, long story short, I totally screwed up today.

   • 1981, “To Cut a Long Story Short”, in Journeys to Glory, performed by Spandau Ballet:

     Sitting on a park bench / Years away from fighting / Ah, to cut a long story short, I lost my mind

   • 1994, Eric Bogosian, Pounding Nails in the Floor With My Forehead, Theatre Communications Group, →ISBN, page 40:

     So anyway, long story short . . . Kenny was always gambling. And six years ago, he bought this lottery ticket and he won. Not much. A million bucks. After taxes, that’s like five hundred thousand dollars. I’m thinking party time.

   • 1999, Dennis Hensley, Misadventures in the (213)‎^[1], HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 74:

     “So long story short,” Damon continues, obviously enjoying his newfound status as Magic Kingdom iconoclast, “it got back to the director what I did and then it went all the way to [Michael] Eisner’s office. […] ”

   • 2005 March 1, “My Best Laid Plans”, in Scrubs, season 4, episode 19 (television production), spoken by Dr. Kelso (Ken Jenkins):

     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.

関連する語

• it's a long story

参考

• the long and short