Definition of The long and short

1. Noun. (idiomatic usually followed by of) The gist; the essence or substance; the most important or salient features. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of The Long And Short

the heck
the hell
the hell out of
the hell with it
the icing on the cake
the jig is up
the joke is on someone
the jury is still out
the lady doth protest too much
the least bit
the like
the likes of
the line is busy
the living dead
the long and short (current term)
the man
the map is not the territory
the more the merrier
the more things change, the more they stay the same
the name of the game
the night before last
the night is young
the nose knows
the old woman is plucking her goose
the one
the ones
the other day
the other place
the other way around

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