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to cut a long story short

to cut a long sto·ry short
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too kuht ey lawng, long stawr-ee, stohr-ee shawrt]
    • /tu kʌt eɪ lɔŋ, lɒŋ ˈstɔr i, ˈstoʊr i ʃɔrt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too kuht ey lawng, long stawr-ee, stohr-ee shawrt]
    • /tu kʌt eɪ lɔŋ, lɒŋ ˈstɔr i, ˈstoʊr i ʃɔrt/

Definition of to cut a long story short words

  • phrase to cut a long story short In British English, you use to cut a long story short to indicate that you are going to state the final result of an event and not give any more details. In American English, you say to make a long story short. 0
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Parts of speech for To cut a long story short

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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to cut a long story short popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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