1. I don’t have a lot of time, so please don’t go into all the details of the story. What’s the long and short of it?
2. The assistant manager told the boss that he felt unappreciated and underpaid, that nobody respected him, and that nobody listened to his ideas. Finally he said, “The long and short of it is that I’m going to find another job. ”

Compare to: bottom line; nitty gritty; make a long story short.