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a list as long as arm a long face a long haul a long shot all day long all night long Art is long and life is short as long as be long for this world be long in the tooth before long come a long way creaking door hangs longest for the long haul go a long way go a long way toward go a long way toward doing go back a long way have a face like a wet weekend have come a long way haven't seen you in a long time

He lives long who lives well He who laughs last, laughs longest He who sups with the devil should have a long spoon How long is a piece of string? in the long run in the long term It is a long lane that has no turning It'll be a long day in January It's a long story Kings have long arms long about long and the short of it long arm of the law long for long gone long in the tooth long on long on and short on long shot long story short Long time no see

long-winded longest way round is the shortest way home make a long story short merry as a cricket not by a long shot not long for this world over the long haul over the long term Short reckonings make long friends so long take a long hard look at Take a long walk off a short pier take a long, hard look at take the long view the long and the short of it the long arm of the law think long and hard to cut a long story short to make a long story short will go a long way