Cómo Pronunciar "the long and the short of it"
expression
thuh LAWNG and thuh SHORT uv it
thuh LONG and thuh SHAWT ov it
Definición
A phrase used to explain the most important or basic point of something, usually after giving more details. It means 'in summary' or 'to sum up'.
Transcripción IPA
Inglés Americano
ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɫɔŋ/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈʃɔɹt/ /ˈəv/ /ˈɪt/, /ɪt
Inglés Británico
ðə, ði/ /lˈɒŋ/ /ˈænd/ /ðə, ði/ /ʃˈɔːt/ /ˈɒv/ /ˈɪt
Pronunciación Simplificada
EE.UU.
thuh LAWNG and thuh SHORT uv it
UK
thuh LONG and thuh SHAWT ov it
Escucha en Contexto
The long and the short of it is that we have to start over.
She explained the problem, but the long and the short of it is that we were late.
The long and the short of it is that we can't afford it.
We talked for an hour, but the long and the short of it is that nothing has changed.