| 单词 | the top and tail of something |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe top and tail of something (ii) the top and tail of something: all that can or need be said about something; the long and short of something.Cf. the top and bottom of something at Phrases 4a(d). ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > effect, result, or consequence > consequently or as a result [phrase] > sum total or upshot the shorta1500 summa summarum1567 the sum of sums1592 the long and the short of1622 1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd II. xxvi. 329 The top and tail o't is this. 1967 G. M. Williams Man who had Power over Women 46 ‘She wasn't your bloody type, that's the top and tail of it,’ Val said, sagely. 2003 Liverpool Daily Echo (Nexis) 12 June 2 He will be an MP. That's the top and tail of it. < as lemmas |
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