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Meanings of long story in English

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Usage of long story in English
1
This strange, long story was the answer to his most pressing question.
James Potter and the Morrigan Web
2
I will try to make a long story as short as possible.
Feminist dot com
3
So long story short: How do you overcome your all-consuming height complex?
Rock and Ice Magazine
4
To make a long story short, I started going out with her.
In Cold Blood
5
And a long story about how many car parks a restaurant needs.
Radio NZ
6
And he called up Bayer and long story short, that became Aspirin.
The new yorker
7
It's a long story, but I followed her and tried to help.
Abaddon's Gate
8
To make a long story short, they were perfect for each other.
Blind willow, sleeping woman
9
It's a long story and has the makings of a best seller.
The South African
10
I asked her, and to cut a long story short, she acceded.
The Fuller Memorandum
11
It is a long story; I will tell you the details afterwards.
Allan and the Holy Flower
12
It's a long story, but there's nothing to be afraid of here.
James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper
13
When you tell a big long story it's a totally different skill.
The Guardian
14
I will tell you about it presently; it is a long story.
With Moore at Corunna
15
It's a big, long story, and anyway nobody's going to believe it.
Memoirs of a geisha: a novel
16
It's a long story, but I don't have anywhere to stay tonight.
Kafka on the Shore
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United States of America
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