说来话长 meaning in English
dwell on it at greater length; cannot explain all that in just a few words; it's a long story to tell.; it would take too long to tell that in full.; thereby hangs a tale
Examples
- It was a long story , with many ands .
这故事说来话长，有许多细节。 - It 's a long story .
说来话长。 - It's a long story, but to put it in a nutshell, he has been arrested .
这事说来话长，不过简言之，他已被捕。 - How i started learn english is a very long story
我如何开始学英文的，说来话长。 - Yeah , well , you know , it ' s kind of complicated
嗯,哦,知道吗这事说来话长