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(idiom) to make a long story short; to keep it brief

长话短说
cháng huà duǎn shuō
ch+áng·2nd toneh+uà·4th toned+uǎn·3rd tonesh+uō·1st tone
Idiom
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Long story short, she’s on the No Fly List and we might have been followed here by drone.
长话短说，她上了禁飞名单，回来时还可能有一架无人飞机跟着我们。
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