the long and short
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or the long and the short
as in meat
the central part or aspect of something under consideration
The proposal must be submitted by noon and that's the long and short of it.
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“The long and short.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/the%20long%20and%20short. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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