a long story
noun
: a description of how something happened that is complicated to explain
"Why are you late?" "It's a long story. I'll tell you later."
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In another clip, Nick is extremely focused on telling someone off-camera a long story when Amber suddenly interrupts, playing another orchestral song.
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Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
Chappelle concludes The Dreamer with a long story about how his second stand-up special went awry involving a nightclub, loud music, bad producers, and Russian mobsters.
—Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2023
To make a long story short, that man is now Shania’s husband.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2023
To make a long story short, in this book Lewis doesn’t exercise any.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
So, yeah, quite a long story and ended up here in Ohio.
—Laura Johnston, cleveland, 17 July 2023
Trump’s recent indictment was, in fact, merely one chapter in a long story of GOP disappointments since Trump took control of the party in 2016.
—Michael Torres, National Review, 12 Apr. 2023
Well, that’s a long story for Andrew Pearson.
—Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2023
Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
Chappelle concludes The Dreamer with a long story about how his second stand-up special went awry involving a nightclub, loud music, bad producers, and Russian mobsters.
—Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2023
To make a long story short, that man is now Shania’s husband.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2023
To make a long story short, in this book Lewis doesn’t exercise any.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
So, yeah, quite a long story and ended up here in Ohio.
—Laura Johnston, cleveland, 17 July 2023
Trump’s recent indictment was, in fact, merely one chapter in a long story of GOP disappointments since Trump took control of the party in 2016.
—Michael Torres, National Review, 12 Apr. 2023
Well, that’s a long story for Andrew Pearson.
—Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2023
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