a long story – phrases

Terms for subject General containing a long story | all forms | exact matches only | in specified order only

English	Russian
cut a long story short	чтобы не тянуть кота за хвост (suburbian)
it is a long story	это длинная история
it's a long story	долго рассказывать (grigoriy_m)
it's too long a story to tell over the phone now	по телефону долго рассказывать (4uzhoj)
to cut a long story short	вкратце (suburbian)
to cut a long story short	короче
to cut a long story short	если в двух словах, то
to cut a long story short	одним словом
to cut a long story short	словом (used to end an account of events quickly: To cut a long story short, I married Stephen. NOED. To cut a long story short, we both spent the night in jail. Alexander Demidov)
to cut a long story short	короче говоря (suburbian)
to make a long story short	проще говоря (Amica_S)
to make a long story short	одним словом (AlexandraM)
to make a long story short	короче говоря (Rust71)