the long and the short of it
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But I think the long and the short of it, what had happened was the formula had really worked with Mary Berry.
From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2023
And that is the long and the short of it.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2022
DeBose: It means a great deal, and that is the long and the short of it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2022
"We lost to a team that played better. That’s the long and the short of it," U.S. second Matt Hamilton said.
From Fox News ● Feb. 17, 2022
Well, then, the long and the short of it is," he continued, "how are we to break to our beloved neighbours what has happened to-day, and what all its consequences will be?
From The Undying Past by Hermann Sudermann
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