Question

in_the_loop_452 the outcome; the point Compare to: bottom line; nitty gritty; make a long story short

Accepted Answer

LONG AND SHORT OF IT, THE I don’t have a lot of time, so please don’t go into all the details of the story. What’s the long and short of it?The assistant manager told the boss that he felt unappreciated and underpaid, that nobody respected him, and that nobody listened to his ideas. Finally he said, “The long and short of it is that I’m going to find another job.”

Id	in_the_loop_452
Idiom	LONG AND SHORT OF IT, THE
Definition	the outcome; the point
Examples	I don’t have a lot of time, so please don’t go into all the details of the story. What’s the long and short of it? The assistant manager told the boss that he felt unappreciated and underpaid, that nobody respected him, and that nobody listened to his ideas. Finally he said, “The long and short of it is that I’m going to find another job.”
Cross-Refs	Compare to: bottom line; nitty gritty; make a long story short

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