言归正传 meaning in English
hark back to the subject; and now to be serious; come back to our story; come to business; get back to the “true story”; jesting [joking] apart; lead the conversation to serious things; return from the [a] digression; resume the thread of one's discourse; return to one's muttons [the subject]; revert to the original topic of conversation
Examples
- We are back to business as usual .
跟往常一样，我们还是言归正传吧！ - Let's return, however, to the history of the passing day .
还是言归正传吧。 - Let me dry my eyes, and return to my narrative .
让我擦干眼泪，言归正传吧。 - Let's get down to brass tacks .
让我们言归正传吧。 - Points to the net , just a little over a minute left
言归正传，要想不接受这个惨败