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make a long story short and cut a long story short

to leave out parts of a story to make it shorter; to bring a story to an end. (A formula that introduces a summary of a story or a joke. See also long story short.) And—to make a long story short—I never got back the money that I lent him. If I can make a long story short, let me say that everything worked out fine.

See also: long, make, short, story

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To cut a long story short, Mugdha has vanished again. Mugdha plays hide and seek by Mail Today (New Delhi, India) REFORMED 1980s giants Spandau Ballet hit the Newcastle Metro Radio Arena last night, delighting their fans with a new twist on great classics like Gold, True and To Cut a Long Story Short. SPANDAU BALLET SERVE UP EIGHTIES GOLD FOR THEIR FANS by The Journal (Newcastle, England) with To Cut A Long Story Short and The Freeze sounding so "of-the-moment" it was difficult to believe both songs had launched their career in 1980. SPANDAU BALLET SECC, Glasgow October 17 by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)			curry favour curse curse at curse for curse with curtain curtain off curtains for curtsy to curve curve to cushion cushion the blow cuss cuss a blue streak cuss out custody customer customer is always right cut cut a break cut a check cut a deal cut a figure cut a fine figure cut a long story short cut a rug cut a swath cut a swath through cut a wide swath cut above cut across cut along cut an [interesting etc.] figure cut and dried cut and paste cut and run cut around cut at cut away cut back cut back to cut both ways cut class cut coat according to cloth cut corners cut dead cut down cut down to cut down to size cut eyes at			Cut & Sew Complete Cut (album) Cut (album) Cut (album) Cut (album) cut (one's) losses cut (one's) losses cut (one's) losses cut (one's) losses cut (one's) teeth on cut (one's) teeth on cut (one's) teeth on cut (one's) teeth on cut a big swath cut a break Cut a check Cut a check Cut a check cut a dash cut a deal cut a fat hog cut a fat hog cut a fat hog cut a fat hog cut a figure cut a figure cut a figure cut a figure cut a figure cut a fine figure cut a long story short Cut a Melon cut a ribbon cut a ribbon cut a ribbon cut a rug cut a swath cut a swath cut a swath through cut a swath through cut a swathe through cut a tape cut a wide swath cut a wide swath cut a wide swath cut a wide swath cut a wide swath cut a wide swathe cut above cut across cut across cut across cut adrift cut against the grain Cut All to Shreds cut along cut along Cut Amplified Noise cut an [interesting etc.] figure cut an figure cut an figure

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