over the short haul

See: IN THE SHORT RUN.

Contrast: OVER THE LONG HAUL.

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short haul

[short haul] {n.} A short distance; a short trip. * /The Scoutmaster said that it was just a short haul to the lake./ * /The man from the moving company […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

long haul

[long haul] or [long pull] {n.}, {informal} 1. A long distance or trip. * /It is a long haul to drive across the country./ Contrast: [SHORT HAUL]. 2. A long […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

over the long haul

[over the long haul] See: [IN THE LONG RUN]. Contrast: [OVER THE SHORT HAUL]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

short

[short] See: [CAUGHT SHORT], [FALL SHORT], [FOR SHORT], [IN BRIEF] or [IN SHORT], [IN SHORT ORDER], [IN SHORT SUPPLY], [MAKE SHORT WORK OF], [RUN SHORT], [SELL SHORT], [THE LONG AND […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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