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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)
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Annie | | AN-ee (English) | English, French, Dutch |
Marquis | | mahr-KEE | African American |
Ferdinanda | | fer-dee-NAHN-dah (German) | Italian, German |
Itumeleng | | - | Southern African, Tswana |
Allegra | | [ə'legrə] | |
Donat | | DAW-naht (Polish) | French, Occitan, Catalan, Polish |