the long and short

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the long and short

  1. (一般后接of) 大致情况；要旨
    The speech went on for hours, but the long and short of it is that not much has changed since last year.
    演讲持续了几个小时，但是它的主题较去年没有多大变化。
    • 2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, 經由 PC, →OCLC，幕：Omega:
      Shepard: What's your relationship with Cerberus?
      Zaeed: Easy. Cerberus is paying me a lot of money to help you on your mission. That's the long and short.
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