TO CUT A LONG STORY SHORT

Meaning of TO CUT A LONG STORY SHORT in English

( BrE ) ( NAmE to make a long story ˈshort )

( informal ) used when you are saying that you will get to the point of what you are saying quickly, without including all the details

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

TO CUT A LONG STORY SHORT — to summarize, to make it short
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TO CUT A LONG STORY SHORT — See ↑ SUMMARIZE 3
Longman Activator English vocab
TO CUT A LONG STORY SHORT — Краткий
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
TO CUT A LONG STORY SHORT — Короче говоря
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
TO CUT A LONG STORY SHORT — Короткий
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STORY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) detective story horror story mystery story short story {{link=Story Joseph">Story Joseph
Английский словарь Британика
LONG — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Long Beach Long Island Long Island Sound long jump Long March Long Parliament Long …
Английский словарь Британика
STORY — I. ˈstōrē, ˈstȯrē, -ri noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English storie, from Old French estorie, estoire, from Latin historia …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHORT — I. ˈshȯ(ə)r]t, -ȯ(ə)], usu ]d.+V\ adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English short, shert, from Old English scort, sceort; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LONG — I. ˈlȯŋ also ˈläŋ adjective ( lon·ger -ŋgə(r) ; lon·gest -ŋgə̇st) Etymology: Middle English long, lang, from Old English; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
STORY — story 1 — storyless , adj. /stawr"ee, stohr"ee/ , n. , pl. stories , v. , storied, storying . n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — — shortness , n. /shawrt/ , adj., shorter, shortest , adv., n., v. adj. 1. having little length; not long. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LONG — long 1 — longly , adv. — longness , n. /lawng, long/ , adj. longer /lawng"geuhr, long"-/ , longest /lawng"gist, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — I. ˈshȯrt adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sceort; akin to Old High German scurz short, Old Norse skortr …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LONG — I. ˈlȯŋ adjective ( lon·ger lȯŋ-gər also -ər ; lon·gest ˈlȯŋ-gəst also -əst) Etymology: Middle English long, lang, from Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CUT — I. ˈkət verb ( cut ; cut·ting ) Etymology: Middle English cutten Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STORY — noun a euphemism or child's word for "a lie;" a fib; as, to tell a story. 2. story ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
SHORT — noun a summary account. 2. short ·noun short, inferior hemp. 3. short ·noun breeches; shortclothes. 4. short ·noun a short …
Webster English vocab
LONG — superl far-reaching; extensive. 2. long ·noun a long sound, syllable, or vowel. 3. long ·adv through the whole extent or …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
STORY — [sto.ry] n, pl stories [ME storie, fr. OF estorie, fr. L historia--more at history] (13c) 1 archaic: history 1, 3 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHORT — [short] adj [ME, fr. OE sceort; akin to OHG scurz short, ON skortr lack] (bef. 12c) 1 a: having little …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LONG — long, Long BrE AmE lɒŋ AmE lɔːŋ lɑːŋ ▷ longed lɒŋd AmE lɔːŋd lɑːŋd ▷ longer ˈlɒŋ ɡə AmE ˈlɔːŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHORT — / ʃɔːt; NAmE ʃɔːrt/ adjective , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective ( short·er , short·est ) LENGTH / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LONG — / lɒŋ; NAmE lɔːŋ/ adjective , adverb , verb ■ adjective ( long·er / ˈlɒŋgə(r); NAmE ˈlɔːŋ-/ long·est / ˈlɒŋgɪst; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CUT — / kʌt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( cut·ting , cut , cut ) WOUND / HOLE 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHORT — I. short 1 S1 W1 /ʃɔːt $ ʃɔːrt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative shorter , superlative shortest ) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LONG — I. long 1 S1 W1 /lɒŋ $ lɒːŋ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative longer , superlative longest ) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STORY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 an account of imaginary or past events; a narrative, tale, or anecdote. 2 the past course …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHORT — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1 a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LONG — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (longer; longest) 1 measuring much from end to end in space or time; not soon …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CUT — v. & n. --v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1 tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp-edged …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STORY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 an account of imaginary or past events; a narrative, tale, or anecdote. 2 the past course …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHORT — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LONG — adj., n., & adv. adj. (longer; longest) 1 measuring much from end to end in space or time; not soon …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CUT — v. & n. v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1 tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp-edged …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STORY — 1. n. (pl. -ies) 1. an account of imaginary or past events; a narrative, tale, or anecdote. 2 the past …
Oxford English vocab
SHORT — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1. a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b …
Oxford English vocab
LONG — 1. adj., n., & adv. --adj. (longer; longest) 1. measuring much from end to end in space or time; not …
Oxford English vocab
CUT — v. & n. --v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1. tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp-edged …
Oxford English vocab
SHORT — I. ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB USES /ʃɔ:(r)t/ ( shorter, shortest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LONG — I. TIME /lɒŋ, AM lɔ:ŋ/ ( longer /lɒŋgə(r), AM lɔ:ŋgər/ , longest /lɒŋgɪst, AM lɔ:ŋgɪst/ ) Frequency: The word is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STORY — (DESCRIPTION) [noun] [C] - a description, either true or imagined, of a connected series of events and, often, the characters …
Cambridge English vocab
LONG — (TIME) [adjective] -er, -est - being an amount of time which is more than average or usualIn England in the …
Cambridge English vocab
LONG — n. long range navigation Long Beach Long Island Long Island Sound long jump Long March Long Parliament Long Huey Pierce …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LONG — Synonyms and related words : a mile long, ache, ache for, ache to, aeon, age, ages, aim, and night, aspire, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LONG — n. as long as by a long shot by long odds long drawn out long green long lasting long lived …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
STORY — See ↑ NEWS 3, ↑ STORY 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ (a) likely story • ↑ funny story • ↑ hard-luck …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Longman Activator English vocab
SHORT — INDEX: short/not long 1. short in length or distance 2. when something you say or write is short 3. to …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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