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idiomthe 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.
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