"long story" meaning in All languages combined

See long story on Wiktionary

Phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} long story
  1. A situation that is too complicated or extensive to talk about.
    Sense id: en-long_story-en-phrase-19tVq0hF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 52 48
  2. A situation that is too embarrassing to talk about.
    Sense id: en-long_story-en-phrase-j8BnDeK0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: long story short Translations (situation is too complicated to talk about): 說來話長 (Chinese Mandarin), 说来话长 (shuōláihuàcháng) (Chinese Mandarin), 一言難盡 (Chinese Mandarin), 一言难尽 (yīyánnánjìn) (Chinese Mandarin), to je na dlouhé povídání (Czech), dat is een lang verhaal (Dutch), lang verhaal (Dutch)
Disambiguation of 'situation is too complicated to talk about': 52 48
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      "word": "一言難盡"
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      "word": "一言难尽"
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    },
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