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ESLPod_1197_WE_2067 Reaching a Legal Settlement In this podcast, the phrase "the long and short of it" means an accurate, full description or summary that includes all the important information about something: "It would take forever to read through this contract, but the long and short of it is that we are giving them the right to reproduce all our creative work in exchange for a yearly fee." The phrase "long face" describes someone who looks very sad: "Why the long face? Did something happen?" The phrase "short on (something)" means having a little of something: "In this home, we're short on money, but we're happy." Finally, the phrase "long-winded" means talking for a long time, using more words than necessary: "The lecture lasted for almost two hours, because the professor is very long winded."

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ESLPod 1197 the long and short of it Government + Law

Id	ESLPod_1197_WE_2067
Episode Id	ESLPod 1197
Episode Title	Reaching a Legal Settlement
Phrase	the long and short of it
Text	In this podcast, the phrase "the long and short of it" means an accurate, full description or summary that includes all the important information about something: "It would take forever to read through this contract, but the long and short of it is that we are giving them the right to reproduce all our creative work in exchange for a yearly fee." The phrase "long face" describes someone who looks very sad: "Why the long face? Did something happen?" The phrase "short on (something)" means having a little of something: "In this home, we're short on money, but we're happy." Finally, the phrase "long-winded" means talking for a long time, using more words than necessary: "The lecture lasted for almost two hours, because the professor is very long winded."
Topics	Government + Law

Long Short Phrase Means Eslpod Reaching Legal Settlement