英語有些慣用語中含“長”或“短”這兩個形容詞，可以分別來學來記。
（1） At long last：最后；終于
Jimmy has been expecting a letter from his parents. At long last, it came.
（2） Go a long way towards……：對……很有幫助
The extra income will go a long way towards paying the housing loan for him.
（3） In the long run：終于
As long as a person works hard; he will succeed in the long run.
（4） Too long drawn out：太冗長緩慢
“What did you think of the professor's talk?” “Not bad, but too long drawn out.”
（5） The long and the short of it：概括起來
Mr Hancock has given some reasons against employing Betty, but the long and short of it is that he does not like to work with such a young lady.
（6） Before long：不久以后
Jason's new book will come out before long.
（7） A short cut：捷徑
Don't go along the main road. There is a short cut to your destination.
（8） At short notice：臨時通知
No one can expect others to do a good job at short notice.
（9） Short with……：對……暴躁無禮
（i） Sorry for being short with you on the phone this morning.
（ii） Have l done anything wrong? Why are you short with me?
（10） Short of……：缺乏，除了……之外
（i） Is our country short of manpower?
（ii） Don't provoke the rascal who will do anything short of murder.
（11） Cut……short：中止……
As something urgent cropped up, they had to cut the meeting short.
（12） Fall short of one's expectations：令人失望
The short-listed candidates were good but their experience fall short of our expectations.
（13） For short：縮寫體
He is William, but we can call him Bill for short.
（14） Have a short temper：脾氣暴躁
I have a short temper, especially when speaking to someone devoid of common sense.
（15） In short：簡言之
The hotel accommodation was good, the food was wonderful, and the staff were friendly. In short, we had a good time.
（16） In short supply：供應不足
Dedicated office staff seem to be in short supply nowadays. Very few have worked until they retire.
（17） Nothing short of……：簡直就是……
What you have just said is nothing short of a threat.
（18） Make short work of……：迅速處理……
Since these letters of inquiry have to go out by tomorrow, we will have to make short work of them.
（19） Give short shrift of……：對……漠不關心
Tony looked disappointed when the commitee gave short shrift of his proposal.
（20） Pull…… up short：使……中止正在做的事
The sight of the intruder pulled all the shop assistants up short.
（1） At long last：最后；終于
Jimmy has been expecting a letter from his parents. At long last, it came.
（2） Go a long way towards……：對……很有幫助
The extra income will go a long way towards paying the housing loan for him.
（3） In the long run：終于
As long as a person works hard; he will succeed in the long run.
（4） Too long drawn out：太冗長緩慢
“What did you think of the professor's talk?” “Not bad, but too long drawn out.”
（5） The long and the short of it：概括起來
Mr Hancock has given some reasons against employing Betty, but the long and short of it is that he does not like to work with such a young lady.
（6） Before long：不久以后
Jason's new book will come out before long.
（7） A short cut：捷徑
Don't go along the main road. There is a short cut to your destination.
（8） At short notice：臨時通知
No one can expect others to do a good job at short notice.
（9） Short with……：對……暴躁無禮
（i） Sorry for being short with you on the phone this morning.
（ii） Have l done anything wrong? Why are you short with me?
（10） Short of……：缺乏，除了……之外
（i） Is our country short of manpower?
（ii） Don't provoke the rascal who will do anything short of murder.
（11） Cut……short：中止……
As something urgent cropped up, they had to cut the meeting short.
（12） Fall short of one's expectations：令人失望
The short-listed candidates were good but their experience fall short of our expectations.
（13） For short：縮寫體
He is William, but we can call him Bill for short.
（14） Have a short temper：脾氣暴躁
I have a short temper, especially when speaking to someone devoid of common sense.
（15） In short：簡言之
The hotel accommodation was good, the food was wonderful, and the staff were friendly. In short, we had a good time.
（16） In short supply：供應不足
Dedicated office staff seem to be in short supply nowadays. Very few have worked until they retire.
（17） Nothing short of……：簡直就是……
What you have just said is nothing short of a threat.
（18） Make short work of……：迅速處理……
Since these letters of inquiry have to go out by tomorrow, we will have to make short work of them.
（19） Give short shrift of……：對……漠不關心
Tony looked disappointed when the commitee gave short shrift of his proposal.
（20） Pull…… up short：使……中止正在做的事
The sight of the intruder pulled all the shop assistants up short.