that's about the size of it

Meaning: (idiomatic,colloquial)That is thesituation; that is how it is.[from mid 19th c.]1848(first performed),Robert Barnabas Brough,William Brough,Camaralzaman and Badoura; or, the Peri Who Loved the Prince: An Extravagant Arabian Night's Entertainment(play; pamphlet), London: National Acting Drama Office; Nassau Steam Press,→OCLC, act II, scene i,page26:Emp.[…]And p’r’aps you really think to win the prize of it.Dan.To use a strong expression,that’s the size of it.1874January, “Sundry humbugs”, inAmerican Agriculturalist, volume33, number 1, New York,→OCLC,page 6:This is“about the size of it” as they say in California:[…]1937,Agatha Christie,Dumb Witness, London:Collins Crime Club, published1969,Pan Books,→OCLC,page143:‘The different-coloured balls are the different lies I tell – eh?’ ‘That’s about the size of it.’1977,Joan Didion,A Book of Common Prayer, New York:Simon & Schuster,→OCLC,page235:“Here’s-your-hat-what’s-your-hurry,seems about the size of it.”2011,Stephen King,11/22/63, New York:Scribner,→OCLC,page23:You’re also thinking it’s about time you grabbed your cell phone and called for the men in the white coats.That about the size of it, buddy?

Examples:

EN: I never thought of it that way before, but that's about the size of it.
ES: Nunca antes lo pensé de ese modo, pero Ud. lo ha dicho, así es.
EN: That'll be hard. But that's about the size of it.
ES: Pues es eso, simple y llanamente.
EN: I guess that's about the size of it.
ES: Bien. Eso lo explica todo.
ES: Creo que eso es, más o menos.
EN: Yeah, that's about the size of it.
ES: Sí, más o menos. Algunas.
ES: Sí, digamos que es así.
ES: Sí, es más o menos así.
EN: Well, sir, he came aboard a few days ago, passed on your personal greetings, and that's about the size of it, sir.
ES: Sí, señor. Me visitó a bordo hace unos días. En efecto, Sr. Presidente, me transmitió sus saludos personales.
EN: So that's about the size of it, mr.
ES: Entonces, eso es decisivo, sr.
EN: Yes! Yes, that's about the size of it.
ES: Sí, eso es aproximadamente del tamaño.
EN: Well, that's about the size of it, I guess.
ES: Supongo que ésa es la proporción.
EN: - that's about the size of it .
ES: Más o menos vendría a ser eso.
ES: Más o menos vendría a ser eso.
EN: ...that's about the size of it.
ES: ...ésa es la situación.
EN: Well, that's about the size of it.
ES: Tú lo dijiste.
EN: Yeah, that's about the size of it, yeah.
ES: Sí, más o menos, sí.
EN: In the discussion thread: Read today--that's about the size of it.
HI: Next जानें- कैसा रहेगा आज का दिन, यहां पढ़ें- राशिफल
EN: It seems that's about the size of it... You're prepared, right, Naruto?
ID: Tampaknya kau memang sudah mempersiapkan ini semua ya, Naruto?
EN: And that's about the size of it.
ID: Kurang lebih begitu.

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