| 单词 | it's as broad as it's long |
| 释义 | > as lemmasit's as broad as it's long (also as long as it's broad) a. it's as broad as it's long (also as long as it's broad): it comes to the same thing either way, it makes no difference. Π a1679 Earl of Orrery Guzman (1693) v. 50 Content to receive a Thousand Crowns with a Wife, or to be paid a Thousand by one, is as broad as long. 1687 R. L'Estrange Answer to Let. to Dissenter 6 Whether the Church of England-Men Reject the Roman Catholiques, or the Roman Catholiques Reject the Church of England-Men, 'tis Just as Broad as it is Long. 1775 G. Morris in J. Sparks Life G. Morris (1832) I. 55 It is as long as it is broad—the more [troops] that are sent to Quebec the less they can send to Boston. 1848 C. Kingsley Saint's Trag. ii. ix. 113 The sharper the famine, the higher are prices, and the higher I sell, the more I can spend..and so it's as broad as it's long. 1988 Times (Nexis) 23 Apr. If income tax goes up and rates go down, it is as broad as it is long. 2021 @Mr_Jay_T_ 19 Jan. in twitter.com (accessed 25 Apr. 2022) Resting a player to avoid a one game ban is as broad as it is long, especially when you're playing a similar opponent. < as lemmas |
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