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short of the long 

The short version of a long answer. When you don't want to give the long details for whatever reason.
When you just want the basic facts, not the War & Peace, x-tra long, version of the story, or someone's answer.
David:" Hey Jeff, How'd it go with Marcela this weekend?"
Jeff: "The short of the long....touchdown!"
Jeff:" Hey David, Do you have any beer left?"
David:" Well...I was gonna go to the liquor store, then Kim called me...and you know she has a nice..."
Jeff:" Dude....the short of the long..."
Daid:" Sorry, man."
short of the long by loco4moto March 24, 2008

short of breath 

Lungs don’t have enough oxygen struggle to breath
I’m having trouble breathing I feel short of breath
short of breath by Itunesgirl July 10, 2018

Two olives short of a martini 

"Will: My friend knows this sqaw that he's completely in love with. But this particular sqaw just broke up with his best friend. Now, he don't wanna diss his boy or nothin, but he'd like to know how long is a good time to wait befire he... raidsthis sqaw's village, if you know what I'm sayin.
Philip: Ummmmm. Interesting you should bring that up. I had a case like that come before me just recently.
Will: Really?
Philip: Word up. Now this guy started going out with his best friend's girl hours after they broke up.
Will: Whoa, he waited that long?
Philip: Well, this other guy didn't think it was that long. He was very jealous and he shot his friend.
Will: Dead?
Philip: No. Let's say he's, uh, two olives short of a martini.
Will: OHHHHHH!
Philip: So before your friend starts raiding any villages, he better be sure its worth it."

three fries short of a happy meal

Jack: "If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna loose it."

*Teal'C cocks his head looking confused*

Jack: "Lose it? It means go crazy ... nuts ... insane ... Bonzo ..."

*He's putting more ketchup and mustard on the plate as he's talking*

Jack: "No longer in possession of one's faculties ... Three fries short of a Happy Meal ... WACKO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

*He shows Teal'C the smiley face he drew on the plate*

eleven short of a dozen 

predicate adjective.

crazy, strange; descriptive of someone who does or says something stupid
I wondered if my brother was eleven short of a dozen when he asked whether I knew his name.
eleven short of a dozen by gtstack October 11, 2006

three packets short of a fun dip 

Expression used to insult someone's intelligence or personality.

Fun Dip is a candy found in US/Canada. It is unique in the fact that it requires two separate candies to be combined in order to properly enjoy it's intended mode of consumption. First, a tasteless sugar stick must be licked, then it must be dipped into one of three included packets of flavored sugar powder. If you remove the three packets, you are left with the tasteless sugar sticks, making the product incomplete, worthless, and bland. Therefore, describing someone as 'three packets short of a Fun Dip' means they are (a) missing general intelligence or (b) lacking flavor (in the personal sense).
I would never vote for (POLITICIAN)! That (GENDER IDENTITY) is three packets short of a Fun Dip!