| to put it brief | The People's party, to put it briefly, needed to leave the government before the government fell. |
| to put it brief | To put it briefly, he lacks musical ability. |
| to put it brief | To put it briefly, I do not agree. |
| to put it brief | To put it briefly it's your fault. |
| to put it brief | To put it briefly, she turned down his proposal. |
| 手っ取り早く言えば | [てっとりばやくいえば, tettoribayakuieba] (exp) (See 早く言えば) in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short [Add to Longdo] |
| 手短に言えば | [てみじかにいえば, temijikaniieba] (exp) briefly; in short; in a nutshell; in summary; to put it briefly [Add to Longdo] |
| 早く言えば | [はやくいえば, hayakuieba] (exp) (See 手っ取り早く言えば) in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short [Add to Longdo] |