- long and short of it
- {n. phr.} The essence; the whole story in a nutshell. * /The long and short of it is that he is lazy and doesn't really want to find a job./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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long and short of it — {n. phr.} The essence; the whole story in a nutshell. * /The long and short of it is that he is lazy and doesn t really want to find a job./ … Dictionary of American idioms
long\ and\ short\ of\ it — n. phr. the essence; the whole story in a nutshell. The long and short of it is that he is lazy and doesn t really want to find a job … Словарь американских идиом
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the long and short of it — the long and (the) short of it used when making a statement that is brief and that tells someone only the most important parts of something I could give you a lot of reasons for my decision, but the long and short of it is that I just don t want… … Useful english dictionary
the\ long\ and\ short — • the long and (the) short n. phr. All that needs to be said; the basic fact; point. The long and the short of the matter is that the man is no actor. The money isn t there, and that s the long and short of it … Словарь американских идиом
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the long and short — of something is the substance, the most important part or the gist.( The long and the short is also used.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
