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Idioms: the last word -- the long and the short of it

Idiom	Meaning	Example
the last word	the last statement in a discussion or argument	"You always want to have the last word, don't you. Well not this time! There!"
the laughing stock	the person everybody is laughing at	If you ride a camel to work, we'll be the laughing stock of the town.
the lay of the land	(See get the lay of the land)
the life of Riley	a good life, a life with choices, the best things in life are free	David quit his job, bought a small farm, and he's living the life of Riley!
the life of the party	a lively, funny person who causes people to laugh	Jerry was the life of the party - singing, joking and laughing.
the lights are on but nobody's home	the eyes are open but lifeless, not all there	"Hello! Hello, Pat! His lights are on but nobody's home. Ha ha."
the lion's share	the largest part, the biggest piece	Thanks to the mothers for doing the lion's share of the work.
the living daylights	the life, the consciousness	When that dog barked, it scared the living daylights out of me.
the living end	the very best, the greatest, the most beautiful	Have you heard K.D. Lang sing? She's the livin' end.
the long and the short of it	everything I know, the whole story	He ended his report with, "That's the long and the short of it."