Idiom Breakdown

long story short

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Definition

Introducing a short version of, or simply the conclusion of, a relevant story.

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A reduced form of to cut a long story short and to make a long story short.

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"Anyway, long story short, I totally screwed up today."
"Sitting on a park bench / Years away from fighting / Ah, to cut a long story short, I lost my mind"
"So anyway, long story short . . . Kenny was always gambling. And six years ago, he bought this lottery ticket and he won. Not much. A million bucks. After taxes, that’s like five hundred thousand dollars. I’m thinking party time."
"“So long story short,” Damon continues, obviously enjoying his newfound status as Magic Kingdom iconoclast, “it got back to the director what I did and then it went all the way to [Michael] Eisner’s office. […]”"
"Long story short, I'm on the hook for sending Trong Tri Kelso to college and he doesn't want to go to a state school."

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