вот и вся недолга

• И ВСЯ НЕДОЛГА; ВОТ (ТЕБЕ) И ВСЯ НЕДОЛГА both highly coll

[sent; these forms only; usu. the concluding clause in a compound sent; the preceding clause usu. has a verb in fut, imper, or subjunctive; fixed WO]

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⇒ (used in refer, to the preceding action, problem etc to emphasize that it can or will be done, solved etc quickly and easily) and with that the matter is finished, there is nothing more to be said about it:

- and that's that (it);

- and that's the end of it;

- and that's all (there is to it);

- and that settles (does) it.

     ♦ Сам по себе процесс выглядел делом нехитрым: помпа, вашгерд - ящик с ситами, наподобие улья, - вот и вся, казалось, недолга... (Максимов 2). The process itself seems fairly uncomplicated: a pump, a buddle (a box looking like a large beehive that contained a series of sieves), and that was all... (2a).