the long and short of it

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The gist; the essence or substance; the most important or salient features; said of a summary or digest.

"The speech went on for hours, but the long and short of it is that not much has changed since last year."

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Nearby phrases: the hell out of, the icing on the cake, the jig is up, the long arm of the law, the man

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