手て短みじかに言いえば

expression

in short; briefly; to sum up

Used to introduce a concise summary or conclusion, often at the beginning of a sentence. Slightly more formal than 要するに.

• 手て短みじかに言いえば、その計けい画かくは失しっ敗ぱいだった。

  In short, the plan was a failure.

• 手て短みじかに言いえば、彼かれは賛さん成せいしていない。

  To put it briefly, he doesn't agree.