Meaning
Briefly summarize a lengthy story or explanation.
Primary Function
Narrative compression.
Communicative Purpose
Convey essential point without extraneous details.
Pattern
make a long story short
Core Structure
make a long story short
Função primária
Narrative compression.
Propósito comunicativo
Convey essential point without extraneous details.
Situações de gatilho
When someone is giving an overly detailed account or under time pressure to get straight to the main idea.
Contextos
Casual conversation, emails, presentations, reports where brevity is valued.
Padrão
make a long story short
Estrutura central
make a long story short
Slots de substituição
none
Colocados típicos
- so
- anyway
- well
Substituições comuns
- in a nutshell
- to cut a long story short
Erros comuns
'Make story short' (missing the phrase 'a long')
Similar / contraste
the bottom line is
Interferências
May be misinterpreted as cutting all details rather than summarising.
Família do chunk
- Summarising idioms
Nuance
Conveys efficiency and conversational tone; implies that only key points will follow.
Efeito pragmático
Signals the speaker’s intention to conclude or provide essential takeaway quickly.
Dica de memória
Squeeze a book into a summary
Nota
This chunk is an idiomatic expression used to indicate that a long story will be shortened to its main points. It is often used to transition to the most important information after a lengthy explanation.
Upgrade path
in summary (formal)
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