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the long and (the) short of

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Definition of the long and (the) short of words

  • noun the long and (the) short of the whole story of in a few words; gist or point of 0
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Parts of speech for The long and (the) short of

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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the long and (the) short of popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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