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Junkomama
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 Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 4:45 pm Post subject: make a short story long?? |
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Hello, teachers.
I know the phrase "make a long story short", which means "put it briefly".
Do you also say "make a short story long"? or "make a story long" instead of "beat around the bush"?
Thank you in advance,
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CP
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Yes, I have heard people turn the usual long-story-short phrase inside out and say, "To make a short story long" when overexplaining something. I've even heard the listener say to the speaker who went on too long, "Well, that's making a short story long."
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Junkomama
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Thank you very much for your quick response, CP-san!!
Regards,
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