the long and short of it
英 /ðə lɔːŋ ən ʃɔːrt əv ɪt/
中文释义
总而言之
The main points without all the details.
常用搭配
- well, the long and short of it长话短说
- the long and short is简单来说
- that's the long and short就这么回事
例句
- The long and short of it is, we're moving.长话短说，我们要搬家了。
- The long and short of it is that the project is delayed.简而言之，项目要延期了。