Synonyms of the long and short

the long and short

phrase

variants or the long and the short

as in essence

the central part or aspect of something under consideration

The proposal must be submitted by noon and that's the long and short of it.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• essence
• core
• heart
• root
• bottom line
• kernel
• point
• meat
• sum and substance
• bull's-eye
• meat and potatoes
• keynote
• sum
• gist
• nucleus
• theme
• crux
• centerpiece
• pith
• nub
• direction
• tenor
• subject
• pivot
• substance
• net
• nubbin
• content
• body
• thesis
• proposition
• hypothesis
• course
• drift
• purport