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sum and substance
noun
main idea, gist, or point: the sum and substance of an argument.
Origin:
1585–95
1585–95
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Sum and substance
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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Idioms & Phrases
sum and substance
The essence or gist of something, as in The sum and substance of their platform is financial conservatism. This redundant expression
both sum and substance here mean "essence"has probably survived owing to alliteration. Shakespeare used it in The Two Gentlemen of Verona (4:1): "My riches are these poor habiliments [clothes], Of which if you should here disfurnish me, You take the sum and substance that I have."
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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