To Make A Long Story Short
長話短說，用于在講述冗長故事時快速總結要點，避免聽眾失去耐心。
講述故事或解釋時快速概括
英文釋義
Something someone would say during a long and boring story in order to keep her audience from losing attention.
例句
To make a long story short, she got the job after three interviews.
典故來源
源自18世紀英語口語傳統，講故事者意識到冗長時主動縮短敘述，強調效率。