“Make a long story short”
定義
To summarize briefly.
例句
Examples
“To make a long story short, we won.”
Use this idiom in context
Restore the missing expression using the meaning above. Keep the rest of the sentence unchanged.
To _____, we won.Compare with the original example
To make a long story short, we won.
Write a two-line conversation using “Make a long story short”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
Check the expression in a dictionary常見問題
- What does "Make a long story short" mean?
- "Make a long story short" means to summarize briefly.
- How do you use "Make a long story short" in a sentence?
- Example: "To make a long story short, we won."
- Should I interpret "Make a long story short" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.