Make a Long Story Short
What it means
Skip the middle of an account and give the ending, usually far too late to help.
Where it comes from
The phrase has been shortened itself, to long story short, which does the same job in three words. The full version tends to arrive once the story is already long.
The puzzle it came from
Make a Long Story Short was the answer to the Phrasicle of May 28, 2025. The clue read Make a ____ ____ ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.
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morning
buzz
cut
short
fuse
foot
long
shot
put
down
news
flash
back
story
book
electric
guitar
solo
mission
control
Phrasicle: Make a Long Story Short