| 释义 |
the long and (the) short of it spokenused when you are telling someone the most important facts about something rather than all the details长话短说，简而言之:•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。the long and (the) ˈshort of itused when you are telling sb the essential facts about sth or what effect it will have, without explaining all the details总而言之；总的情况 |