كيف تنطق "the short and the long of it"

expression

thuh SHORT and thuh LAWNG uhv it

thuh SHORT and thuh LONG ov it

التعريف

This expression means the basic or most important point of something, usually after giving details. It sums up the main idea in a simple way.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈʃɔɹt/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɫɔŋ/ /ˈəv/ /ˈɪt/, /ɪt

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ðə, ði/ /ʃˈɔːt/ /ˈænd/ /ðə, ði/ /lˈɒŋ/ /ˈɒv/ /ˈɪt

أمريكي

thuh SHORT and thuh LAWNG uhv it

بريطاني

thuh SHORT and thuh LONG ov it

You want the details or just the short and the long of it?

The short and the long of it is that we need to finish this project today.

After the long discussion, the short and the long of it is that we have to wait.

Here's the short and the long of it: we won the game!