moral of the story
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- The teacher explained that the moral of the story is to always be honest.
I think that's the moral of the story for me is to just keep going no matter what happens.
- I think that's the moral of the story for me is to just keep going no matter what happens.
- But moral of the story, it really crushed my self esteem.
- But but anyways, the, the moral of the story is this.
- He goes because this moral of the story is you should try something, even if you might fail.
- And really, I think the moral of the story is just because you have a big Dick doesn't mean you have big Dick energy.
- So the moral of the story is, of course, the light fills any gap and also to think positively and things.
- And the moral of the story is you're always playing this balancing act of short term make money today, focusing on long term other things as well.
Examples
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As a result, the video ends with a very different "moral of the story."
Blog text (2) -
The moral of the story is... there's a vast difference between being alone and being lonely.
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It's called the moral of the story.
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But you forgot the moral of the story.
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- And the moral of the story is?
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And the moral of the story is...
Fiction book (1998) -
I know it's long and there are probably too many details, but the moral of the story is worth it.
Blog text (2) -
But let's not let the moral of the story slide by.
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For me, the moral of the story "The Giving Tree" was don't be like the tree!
Blog text (23) -
The moral of the story warns that love is dangerous (for the lion).
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
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A moral or practical idea you learn from a story
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A lesson learned from a story, event, or experience
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A teaching in a story that shows what is right or wrong
How Clear
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2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the lesson or principle conveyed by a story' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'moral' (an instructive lesson) with 'story' using the common English composition 'X of the Y'. This is a regular noun-phrase pattern found across many languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Moral of the story comes from old fables, where storytellers would finish a tale by saying the clear lesson. They pointed to the moral of the story, so today the phrase means the main 'lesson' to learn.