summarize
131make a long story short — {v. phr.} To summarize a lengthy narrative. * / So, to make a long story short, he said, I made a killing on the stock market. / Compare: IN A NUTSHELL …
132sum up — {v.} To put something into a few words; shorten into a brief summary; summarize. * /The teacher summed up the lesson in three rules./ * /The mailman s job, in all kinds of weather, is summed up in the phrase Deliver the mail. / …
