grow up: 长大
It won't help you figure out what you want to be when you grow up.
它不会帮你弄清自己想成长为何种人才。
Children grow up surrounded by fences.
儿童同样伴随着围栏成长。
by the way: 顺便说一句
He dresses so beautifully too, by the way.
顺便说一下,他那身打扮漂亮极了。
to cut a long story short: 长话短说
To cut a long story short, I won't go with them.
长话短说吧,我不会同他们去的。
The negotiations went on for hours and, to cut a long story short, we won the contract.
谈判持续进行了好几个小时,长话短说,就是我们赢得了合约。
n. 检查,支票,账单,制止,阻止物,检验标准,方格图案