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Definition the long and the short of it in British English

the long and the short of it phrase

phrase
1

used for saying that you will tell someone a long and complicated story very quickly and simply

Example

Well, the long and the short of it is that they got divorced last year.

Synonyms and related words
briefly altogether in toto it all began well oh
Definition the long and the short of it in British English