to make a long story short

Meaning

1. Editorial100% of films

   A conversational lead-in that skips the details and jumps straight to the outcome or main point.

   So to make a long story short, I woke up in the middle of the night at his apartment

   To make a long story short...

In the movies · 5

• Well, to make a long story short...Clue1985
• - To make a long story short, we did it. - We did it.When Harry Met Sally...1989
• To make a long story short...Barry Lyndon1975
• So to make a long story short, I woke up in the middle of the night at his apartmentFriends: The Reunion2021
• AND SO TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT,Zeitgeist: Addendum2008

Learn it in full scenes

• Clue1985
  • Mrs. Peacock Breaks the Ice
  • Guests Arrive at the Mansion
  • Wadsworth Reveals the Blackmail
• When Harry Met Sally...1989
  • Harry and Sally Drive to New York
  • Sally Explains the Weekday Underpants
  • Men and Women Can't Be Friends
• Friends: The Reunion2021
  • The Cast Returns to the Set
  • The Friends Cast Reunites On Stage
  • The Cast Reunites at the Fountain

More everyday phrases

• time to go
• i didn't do it
• i wish i knew
• you have to trust me
• i hear you
• you're telling me
• see you there
• we should go
• see you around
• go to your room
• you owe me
• that's for sure