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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Extend your right leg long on the bed and then take your left knee across your body to the right side, rotating from your mid-back to stack your hips.
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Dana Santas, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025
Maye held the ball for too long on a sack by Steelers pass rusher Nate Herbig in Week 3 and lost six yards.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
Alcaraz sent a forehand that would have been a winner anywhere inside the baseline long on the first, summing up his performance.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
And the item may not last as long on the shelf.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
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Dana Santas, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025
Maye held the ball for too long on a sack by Steelers pass rusher Nate Herbig in Week 3 and lost six yards.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
Alcaraz sent a forehand that would have been a winner anywhere inside the baseline long on the first, summing up his performance.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
And the item may not last as long on the shelf.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Long on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20on. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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