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the long and the short of it

the long and the short of it
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stressed th ee lawng, long and stressed th ee shawrt uhv, ov it]
    • /stressed ði lɔŋ, lɒŋ ænd stressed ði ʃɔrt ʌv, ɒv ɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stressed th ee lawng, long and stressed th ee shawrt uhv, ov it]
    • /stressed ði lɔŋ, lɒŋ ænd stressed ði ʃɔrt ʌv, ɒv ɪt/

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Parts of speech for The long and the short of it

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

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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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