Well stocked with
Long-on describes someone who has an abundance of a particular quality, often used with a contrasting short-on: He's long on ambition but short on talent.
The phrase suggests excess or emphasis in one area, sometimes at the expense of another: The proposal was long on promises and short on specifics.
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Well stocked with
Long-on describes someone who has an abundance of a particular quality, often used with a contrasting short-on: He's long on ambition but short on talent.
The phrase suggests excess or emphasis in one area, sometimes at the expense of another: The proposal was long on promises and short on specifics.
1. cricket — fielding, Handling balls in play; position (Location or stance); boundary (Line marking a limit); deep (Far from surface); batsman · captain · placement · defensive · catch · outfield · runs · bowling · strategy · mid-wicket
2. abundance — plenty, Sufficient quantity, and then some; stocked (Filled with goods); ample (Fully sufficient, even excessive); endowed (Given natural abilities); blessed · loaded · generous · replete · flush · overflowing · brimming · abundant · saturated · teeming
ABUNDANCE/SUFFICIENCYlong-on ≠ short of Lacking sufficient quantity of; without · light on
CRICKET FIELDING POSITIONlong-on ≠ point Exact location or meaning; slip · gully · mid-off
long, on, longer, longest, longish, lengthy, length, lengthen, lengthening
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/long-on