English Explanatory Dictionary

long story

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. A situation that is too complicated or extensive to talk about.
  2. A situation that is too embarrassing to talk about.

Word forms

long story

Related words

long story short

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 說來話長 /说来话长 Chinese Mandarin: 一言難盡 /一言难尽 Czech: to je na dlouhé povídání Dutch: dat is een lang verhaal Dutch: lang verhaal Spanish: es una larga historia Spanish: larga historia
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