Pengertian Long Story Short
Long story short adalah frasa American English yang digunakan ketika seseorang ingin mengutarakan sesuatu yang telah terjadi tetapi tidak ingin mengatakan secara detail, melainkan langsung ke hasil akhir atau poin utamanya.
Frasa yang berfungsi sebagai adverb (kata keterangan) ini memiliki beberapa versi yang lebih panjang, yaitu:
- to cut long story short (British English)
- to make long story short (American English).
Contoh Kalimat Long Story Short
| No | Contoh Kalimat Long Story Short |
|---|---|
| 1 | Long story short, I missed the opportunity. (Pendek cerita saya kehilangan kesempatan tersebut.) |
| 2 |
|
| 3 |
|
Related Posts:
- from/out of nowhere (phrase)
- take something with a grain of salt (phrase)
- the ball is in someone’s court
- string someone along (phrase)
- for good (phrase)
- give someone the cold shoulder (phrase)
- get your head around something (phrase)
- wear your heart on your sleeve
- blow something/someone off
- from the get-go (phrase)
References:
- Meaning of “long story short” in the English Dictionary. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/long-story-short. Accessed on February 2, 2018.
- Long Story Short. https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/long+story+short. Accessed on February 2, 2018.
- Long Story Short. http://www.dictionary.com/browse/long-story-short. Accessed on February 2, 2018.
- to cut/make a long story short – definition and synonyms. https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/to-cut-make-a-long-story-short. Accessed on February 2, 2018.
- to cut a long story short. https://www.englishclub.com/ref/esl/Conversational_Phrases/T/to_cut_a_long_story_short_4401.htm. Accessed on February 2, 2018.