It's a long story

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It's a long story.

something that you say when someone has asked you about something that happened and you do not want to explain it to them because it would take too long 'So why was Carlo knocking on your door at midnight?' 'It's a long story.'

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Yes, I have been to Barsoom again, and--but it's a long story, too long to tell in the limited time I have before I must return. The Gods of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context			It takes all sorts It takes getting used to It takes money to make money It takes two to make a bargain It takes two to make a quarrel it takes two to tango It was fun while it lasted It will be your ass! It will take some doing It won't wash! It would take an act of Congress to do It'll all come out in the wash It'll be a cold day in hell It'll be a long day in January It'll end in tears It'll never fly It's a bit steep! It's a cinch it's a crying shame It's a crying shame! It's a deal It's a dog's life It's a fair cop It's a free country! It's a jungle out there It's a long story It's a small world It's a snap It's a toss-up it's a wonder it's a wrap It's about time! It's all Greek to me It's all over bar the shouting It's all over but the shouting It's all the same to me It's always darkest just before the dawn It's an ill bird that fouls its own nest It's an ill wind It's an ill wind that blows nobody good It's anybody's guess It's been It's been a slice! it's curtains it's do or die it's early days It's easy to be wise after the event It's every man for himself It's feeding time at the zoo! It's for a fact it's funeral			IT&T IT&V IT&VE it'd it'll It'll all come out in the wash It'll be a cold day in hell It'll be a long day in January It'll End in Tears It'll never fly it's it's it's It's a Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad Movie It's a bit steep! It's a cinch It's a Crime it's a crying shame It's a crying shame! It's a deal It's a Dog's Life It's a Dog's Life It's a fair cop it's a feature It's A Feature Not A Bug It's a free country! It's a Jungle out There It's a long story It's a Marathon, Not a Sprint It's a Small World It's a Small World It's a small world after all It's a snap It's a toss-up It's a trap! it's a wonder It's a Wonderful Life It's a Wrap It's About Time It's about time! It's About Websites, Ltd. It's Academic It's All About Control It's All About Me It's All About Money It's All About the Money It's All Bollocks It's All Coming Back to Me Now It's All Good It's All Good Fun, Isn't It It's all Greek to me It's all Greek to me It's all Greek to me It's All In The Subject It's All in Your Head

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