- 说来话长 shuōláihuàcháng it's a long storyit is a long story; indicates that a situation is complicated and cannot be explained quickly or easily or succinctly
- 一般说来 yībānshuōlái generally speakinggenerally speaking; in general
- 总的说来 zǒngdeshuōlái generally speakingto summarize a situation or point of view; in short
- 说来说去 shuōláishuōqù to repeat over and over againTo talk about something repeatedly or to speak on and on about the same point
