To make a long story short, he is da man..

To make a long story short, Amitabh is the biggest star Bollywood has ever produced

To make a long story short, everyone who wants a career needs better English speaking skills. It cannot be a destination – it is a continuous journey. For some parts, you’d need expert guidance and hand holding, for some parts, you would be able to work alone but a journey it is.

“Make a long story short” – that’s our target phrase.

Now what do you do when you cut a long story short – you chop out lengthy parts, you prune down details which do not push the story forward, you remove the unnecessary bits.

That, then is the idea of making a long story short. To cut out the extra bits, to summarize something, to present the gist. Hindi equivalent is: सौ बातों की एक बात.

Let’s take some examples:

1. To make a long story short, Indian democracy needs fresh thinking which does not categorize people on the basis of their caste and religion and focuses on real problems.
2. To make a long story short, Amitabh is the biggest star India has ever produced and it is highly unlikely anybody would be bigger than him even in future.
3. To cut a long story short, this builder is a crook and you should not invest your hard earned money in this project.
4. To make a long story short, get physically active if you want to live a happy life.

Use this phrase whenever you want to summarize something or get to the crux of the matter quickly.

Some more examples:

1. To make a long story short, Amitabh rocked the film world like no one had done before him.
2. To make a long story short, I never felt you cared for me.
3. To make a long story short, I don’t think we can stay together. It’s better we move on.
4. To make a long story short, his life in the army was one of great adventure and achievement.