@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ test_expect_success 'stash show -p - no stashes on stack, stash-like argument' '
 	test_cmp expected actual
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'stash drop - fail early if specified stash is not a stash reference' '
+test_expect_success 'drop: fail early if specified stash is not a stash ref' '
 	git stash clear &&
 	test_when_finished "git reset --hard HEAD && git stash clear" &&
 	git reset --hard &&

@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ test_expect_success 'stash drop - fail early if specified stash is not a stash r
 	git reset --hard HEAD
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'stash pop - fail early if specified stash is not a stash reference' '
+test_expect_success 'pop: fail early if specified stash is not a stash ref' '
 	git stash clear &&
 	test_when_finished "git reset --hard HEAD && git stash clear" &&
 	git reset --hard &&

@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ test_expect_success 'invalid ref of the form "n", n >= N' '
 	git stash drop
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'stash branch should not drop the stash if the branch exists' '
+test_expect_success 'branch: do not drop the stash if the branch exists' '
 	git stash clear &&
 	echo foo >file &&
 	git add file &&

@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ test_expect_success 'stash branch should not drop the stash if the branch exists
 	git rev-parse stash@{0} --
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'stash branch should not drop the stash if the apply fails' '
+test_expect_success 'branch: should not drop the stash if the apply fails' '
 	git stash clear &&
 	git reset HEAD~1 --hard &&
 	echo foo >file &&

@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ test_expect_success 'stash branch should not drop the stash if the apply fails'
 	git rev-parse stash@{0} --
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'stash apply shows status same as git status (relative to current directory)' '
+test_expect_success 'apply: show same status as git status (relative to ./)' '
 	git stash clear &&
 	echo 1 >subdir/subfile1 &&
 	echo 2 >subdir/subfile2 &&

@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ test_expect_success 'stash push -p with pathspec shows no changes only once' '
 	test_i18ncmp expect actual
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'stash push with pathspec shows no changes when there are none' '
+test_expect_success 'push <pathspec>: show no changes when there are none' '
 	>foo &&
 	git add foo &&
 	git commit -m "tmp" &&

@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ test_expect_success 'stash push with pathspec shows no changes when there are no
 	test_i18ncmp expect actual
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'stash push with pathspec not in the repository errors out' '
+test_expect_success 'push: <pathspec> not in the repository errors out' '
 	>untracked &&
 	test_must_fail git stash push untracked &&
 	test_path_is_file untracked