the long and short of it
英 /ðə lɔːŋ ən ʃɔːrt əv ɪt/
中文釋義
總而言之
The main points without all the details.
常用搭配
- well, the long and short of it長話短說
- the long and short is簡單來說
- that's the long and short就這麼回事
例句
- The long and short of it is, we're moving.長話短說，我們要搬家了。
- The long and short of it is that the project is delayed.簡而言之，項目要延期了。