long story short

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Etymology

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

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Adverb

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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.
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