Translation/Meaning of "the short and the long of the whole story is about here" — Japanese-English & English-Japanese Translation Dictionary

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the short and the long of the whole story is about here: かいつまんでいうとだな、まあ、だいたい、こういったことになるスティーブンスン著阿部知二訳『宝島』(Treasure Island ) p. 227