long on something and short on

long on something and short on
long on (something) (and short on (something else)) having a lot of one quality and not enough of another.

The story is a slow-moving mystery that's long on atmosphere and short on tension.

Related vocabulary: short on something and long on something else

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  • long on something and short on something else — long on (something) (and short on (something else)) having a lot of one quality and not enough of another. The story is a slow moving mystery that s long on atmosphere and short on tension. Related vocabulary: short on something and long on… …   New idioms dictionary

  • long on (something) and short on (something) — having too much of one quality and not enough of another. I ve always found his films long on style and short on content …   New idioms dictionary

  • short on something and long on something else — short on (something) (and long on (something else)) having too little of one thing and a lot of another. The opposing team was short on athleticism. Her dresses, made of cotton, were short on style and long on wear. Related vocabulary: long on… …   New idioms dictionary

  • short on something and long on — short on (something) (and long on (something else)) having too little of one thing and a lot of another. The opposing team was short on athleticism. Her dresses, made of cotton, were short on style and long on wear. Related vocabulary: long on… …   New idioms dictionary

  • short on and long on something else — short on (something) (and long on (something else)) having too little of one thing and a lot of another. The opposing team was short on athleticism. Her dresses, made of cotton, were short on style and long on wear. Related vocabulary: long on… …   New idioms dictionary

  • long on and short on something else — long on (something) (and short on (something else)) having a lot of one quality and not enough of another. The story is a slow moving mystery that s long on atmosphere and short on tension. Related vocabulary: short on something and long on… …   New idioms dictionary

  • long on and short on — long on (something) (and short on (something else)) having a lot of one quality and not enough of another. The story is a slow moving mystery that s long on atmosphere and short on tension. Related vocabulary: short on something and long on… …   New idioms dictionary

  • long on something — long on (something) (and short on (something else)) having a lot of one quality and not enough of another. The story is a slow moving mystery that s long on atmosphere and short on tension. Related vocabulary: short on something and long on… …   New idioms dictionary

  • long on something — phrase having or doing too much of one thing a politician who is long on talk and short on action Thesaurus: too much, extra and moresynonym Main entry: long * * * ˈlong on sth idiom ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • long on something — having or doing too much of one thing a politician who is long on talk and short on action …   English dictionary

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