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2024
the_long_and_short
the long and short
English
Noun
the
long
and
short
(
idiomatic
,
usually followed by
of
)
The
gist
; the
essence
or
substance
; the most
important
or
salient
features.
The speech went on for hours, but
the long and short
of it is that not much has changed since last year.
Synonyms
digest
,
summary
,
upshot
Translations
gist
Russian:
самая
(
samaja
)
суть
(
sutʹ
)
(sámaja sútʼ)
f
See also
in a nutshell
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