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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Offer good for dine-in only. Hurricane Grill & Wings: 99-cent wings
Hurricane Grill & Wings has 99-cent wings all day long on July 29, with a minimum purchase of five wings (offer good for bone-in or boneless wings).
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Offer good for dine-in only. Hurricane Grill & Wings: Get 99-cent wings all day long on July 29, with a minimum purchase of five wings (offer good for bone-in or boneless wings).
—Mike Snider, AZCentral.com, 29 July 2025
The Dolphins’ rebuilt secondary is long on starting experience but short on time to get its act together before the Sept. 7 season opener at Indianapolis.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 28 July 2025
For grown people, to dwell too long on such flights of fancy is suspect.
—Book Marks
july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Offer good for dine-in only. Hurricane Grill & Wings: Get 99-cent wings all day long on July 29, with a minimum purchase of five wings (offer good for bone-in or boneless wings).
—Mike Snider, AZCentral.com, 29 July 2025
The Dolphins’ rebuilt secondary is long on starting experience but short on time to get its act together before the Sept. 7 season opener at Indianapolis.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 28 July 2025
For grown people, to dwell too long on such flights of fancy is suspect.
—Book Marks
july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
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“Long on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20on. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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