the long and short
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English
1.1
Noun
1.1.1
Synonyms
1.1.2
Translations
1.2
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English
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Noun
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the
long
and
short
(
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
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digest
,
summary
,
upshot
Translations
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gist
Russian:
самая
(
samaja
)
суть
(
sutʹ
)
(sámaja sútʼ)
f
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in a nutshell
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