To Make A Long Story Short
长话短说，用于在讲述冗长故事时快速总结要点，避免听众失去耐心。
讲述故事或解释时快速概括
英文释义
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.
典故来源
源自18世纪英语口语传统，讲故事者意识到冗长时主动缩短叙述，强调效率。