Hypocrates

"Ars longa, vita brevis."

"The work (art) is long, the life is short."

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[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

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

the long and the short

[the long and the short] or [the long and short] {n. phr.} All that needs to be said; the basic fact; point. * /The long and the short of the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

long and short of it

[long and short of it] {n. phr.} The essence; the whole story in a nutshell. * /The long and short of it is that he is lazy and doesn't really […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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