long 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)
See also: long, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AnnieAN-ee (English)English, French, Dutch
Marquismahr-KEEAfrican American
Ferdinandafer-dee-NAHN-dah (German)Italian, German
Itumeleng-Southern African, Tswana
Allegra[ə'legrə]
DonatDAW-naht (Polish)French, Occitan, Catalan, Polish