Synonyms for the long and short
the long and short

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1. the long and shortnoun

   Synonyms:
   digest, summary, upshot

2. the long and shortnoun

   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:
   digest, upshot, summary

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1. Joanne Hsu:

   Consumers continued to exhibit considerable uncertainty over both long- and short-term inflation expectations, indicating the tentative nature of any declines.

2. Richard Blumenthal:

   The long and short is the Saudis need to come to their senses, they have committed a humongous blunder very much against their own economic and security interests as well as ours. The only apparent purpose of this cut in oil supplies is to help the Russians and harm Americans. It was unprovoked and unforced as an error.

3. Bobby Berger:

   I want to get these people some money, i know they need it, and that's the long and short of it.

4. Leif Olson:

   The long and short of it, Your Honor, is that the public interest is served by having the case decided fairly and quickly. That is available in the Victoria Division.

5. Francis M. Faber Jr.:

   Attention! Pundits!", Please offer the actual dimensions when you proclaim the; LONG AND SHORT OF IT.