the long and (the) short of it

spokenRESULT used when you are telling someone the most important facts about something rather than all the details 长话短说，总而言之

The long and the short of it is that we missed the train.

长话短说吧，我们没有赶上火车。

Examples from the Corpus

the long and (the) short of it• There you are, the long and the short of it.• The long and short of it is that I had too much to drink and said something I shouldn't have.

→ the long and (the) short of it at long1(2)

词汇	the long and (the) short of it
释义	the long and (the) short of it the long and (the) short of it spokenRESULT used when you are telling someone the most important facts about something rather than all the details 长话短说，总而言之 The long and the short of it is that we missed the train. 长话短说吧，我们没有赶上火车。 Examples from the Corpus the long and (the) short of it• There you are, the long and the short of it.• The long and short of it is that I had too much to drink and said something I shouldn't have. → the long and (the) short of it at long1(2)
随便看	disaffected disaffection disaffiliate disagree disagreeable disagreeably disagreement disagree with disagree with doing disallow disappear disappearance disappear, vanish, etc. into thin air disappear/vanish off the face of the earth disappoint disappointed disappointing disappointingly disappointment disapproval disapprove disapproving disapprovingly disarm disarmament 禁售禁地禁垣禁城禁夜禁子禁学禁宫禁居禁屠禁山禁律禁得禁得住禁得起禁忌禁忌证禁抑禁押禁放禁方禁条禁果禁欲禁欲主义