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  1. the long and short: Merriam-Webster
  2. the long and short: Wiktionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (the long and short)

▸ noun:  (usually followed by of) The gist; the essence or substance; the most important or salient features.

Similar:
gist, mutlub, bottom line, substance, salient point, continent, main, core, brunt, meat, more...

Opposite:
tall and short, high and low

Phrases:
the long and the short of it, the long and the short, the long and short of haircuts, more...

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Similar:
gist, mutlub, bottom line, substance, salient point, continent, main, core, brunt, meat, more...

Opposite:
tall and short, high and low

Phrases:
the long and the short of it, the long and the short, the long and short of haircuts, more...



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