to make a long story short

to leave out parts of a story to make it shorter; to bring a story to an end

省略故事的某些部分以使其更短;直接跳到故事的结局

To make a long story short, they found the lost child at last.

长话短说，他们最后找到了那个失踪的男孩。

So much went wrong on the day, to make a long story short, we missed our flight.

那天诸事不顺，总之长话短说，我们最后没能赶上那班飞机。

To make a long story short I never got back the money that I lent him.

长话短说，我借给他的钱一直没有还回来。