كيف تنطق "cut a long story short"

expression

KUHT-uh-lawng-STAW-ree-SHAWRT

KUT-uh-long-STAW-ree-SHAWT

التعريف

This expression is used to quickly finish explaining a situation or story by only mentioning the main point, skipping extra details.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈkət/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈɫɔŋ/ /ˈstɔɹi/ /ˈʃɔɹt

الإنجليزية البريطانية

kˈʌt/ /æɪ/ /lˈɒŋ/ /stˈɔːɹi/ /ʃˈɔːt

أمريكي

KUHT-uh-lawng-STAW-ree-SHAWRT

بريطاني

KUT-uh-long-STAW-ree-SHAWT

To cut a long story short, we missed the last bus home.

He told me the whole story, but to cut a long story short, he lost his job.

So, to cut a long story short, we decided not to go.

She started explaining, but to cut a long story short, the event was canceled.