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long 1. adjective (used of money) a lot of US, 1947.► as long as your armvery long UK, 1846 2. noun a rifle UK, 1995
idiomlong► in the long run/term► so long!be long on ___ but short on ___(also be short on ___ but long on ___)used in order to say that something or someone has too much of one quality and not enough of another one, usually a more important or necessary one:Senator Stamp's arguments were dismissed as long on emotion and short on facts.The drink was short on scotch and long on ice, but I would've done anything for a little alcohol at that moment.NoteYou may hear people use either the first or second part of this idiom alone.The movie's a little long on special effects, but we liked it.Sorry, I'm a little short on patience this evening. the long and the short of it is(also that's the long and short of it)spoken used in order to give someone the basic and most important facts about a situation:The long and short of it is your mother is going into hospital, and we're not sure how long she'll be there for.Sally is dealing with the buyers; Jock is contacting the suppliers and we're having a meeting next Thursday, to discuss progress - that's really the long and short of it. phraselong[longed, longed, longing]
long for
long for sth to want something or someone very much, especially when it seems unlikely that you will get what you want or when you have been waiting for a long time: After 20 years of marriage she was longing for a little more excitement in her life. The king and queen had always longed for a child.■ SIMILAR TO: hanker after/for, yearn for
See:- (as) happy as a clam in butter sauce
- (as) happy as Larry
- (as) happy as the day is long
- (as) honest as the day is long
- (one's) long home
- a creaking door hangs longest
- a face as long as a fiddle
- a list as long as your arm
- a long dozen
- a long face
- a long face, to wear/draw/pull
- a long haul
- a long leash
- a long row to hoe
- a long shot
- a week is a long time in politics
- ain’t long enough
- ain't long enough
- all day long
- all night long
- Art is long and life is short
- as long as
- as long as (one's) arm
- as long as your arm
- as the day is long
- as/so long as
- at (long) last
- at last
- at long last
- be a long shot
- be as honest as the day is long
- be in (something) for the long haul
- be in something for the long haul
- be long in the tooth
- be not long for this world
- before long
- by a long chalk
- by a long shot
- cast a long shadow
- come a long way
- creaking door hangs longest
- draw out
- for (so) long
- for long
- for the long haul
- for the short/medium/long term
- go a long way
- go a long way in (doing something)
- go a long way toward
- go a long way toward (something)
- go a long way toward doing
- go a long/some way towards doing something
- go back a long way
- go far
- happy as a clam at high tide
- happy as the day is long
- happy as the day is long/as a clam/as Larry
- have a long memory
- have a long way to go
- have come a long way
- haven't seen you in a long time
- he laughs longest who laughs last
- he lives long who lives well
- he who laughs last laughs longest
- He who laughs last, laughs longest
- He who sups with the devil should have a long spoon
- honest as the day is long
- How long is a piece of string?
- in the long haul
- in the long run
- in the long/medium/short term
- in the short/medium/long term
- it is a long lane that has no turning
- It'll be a long day in January
- it's a long story
- it's as broad as it is long
- it's as broad as it's long
- kick (something) into the long grass
- kick something into the long grass
- king is dead, long live the king, the
- Kings have long arms
- list as long as (one's) arm
- little pitchers have long ears
- long about
- long absent, soon forgotten
- long ago
- long and short of it, the
- long and the short of it
- long and the short of it/the matter, the
- long arm
- long arm of the law
- long arm of the law, the
- long as your arm
- long bread
- long dozen
- long drink
- long drink of water
- long face
- long finger
- long for
- long for (someone or something)
- long game
- long gone
- long green
- long haul
- long home
- long hours
- long in the tooth
- long knife
- long leash
- long memory
- long on (something) and short on (something else)
- long on one thing and short on another
- long pig
- long pork
- long run
- long shot
- long shot, (not by) a
- long shot, a
- long since
- long story short
- long suit
- long suit, one's
- long time
- long time no see
- long time, no hear
- longest way round is the shortest way home
- long-playing record
- long-run
- long-tall-Sally
- long-winded
- make a long arm for (something)
- make a long story short
- make a long story short, to
- merry as a cricket
- merry as the day is long
- night of the long knives
- not (one's) long suit
- not be long for this world
- not by a long chalk
- not by a long shot
- not long for
- not long for this world
- not your long suit
- old sins cast long shadows
- old sins have long shadows
- on the long finger
- over the long haul
- over the long term
- put (something) on the long finger
- put something on the long finger
- short on (something) (and long on something else)
- Short reckonings make long friends
- so long
- so long as
- take a long look at something
- Take a long walk off a short pier
- take a long walk on a short pier
- take a long, hard look at (something)
- take the long count
- take the long view
- the king is dead, long live the king!
- the long and (the) short of it
- the long and short of it
- the long and the short of it
- the long arm of coincidence
- the long arm of the law
- the long tail
- the longest pole knocks the persimmon
- the longest way round is the shortest way home
- the short and the long of it
- they that live longest see most
- think long and hard
- to cut a long story short
- to make a long story short
- too long; didn't read
- tough/hard/long row to hoe, a
- will go a long way
- yap, yap, yapping all day long
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