English Explanatory Dictionary

the long and short

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The gist; the essence or substance; the most important or salient features.

Word forms

the long and short the long and the short

Synonyms

digest summary upshot

Related words

in a nutshell longs and shorts long story short
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