long on
idiom
: having or providing a large amount of (something)
He was long on criticism but short on useful advice.
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Lock also threw an interception and held the ball too long on at least three of his dropbacks.
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2024
Investors should remain long on shares despite its recent decline.
—Morgan Chittum,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 17 July 2024
The first location in Illinois saw lines hours long on its first day and traffic surpassing that of an average McDonald's in its first month.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024
But the convention overall was long on performative religiosity and relatively short on specific invocations of social conservatives’ issue priorities.
—Matthew Wilson, Orange County Register, 21 July 2024
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2024
Investors should remain long on shares despite its recent decline.
—Morgan Chittum,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 17 July 2024
The first location in Illinois saw lines hours long on its first day and traffic surpassing that of an average McDonald's in its first month.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024
But the convention overall was long on performative religiosity and relatively short on specific invocations of social conservatives’ issue priorities.
—Matthew Wilson, Orange County Register, 21 July 2024
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“Long on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20on. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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