"that's about the size of it" meaning in All languages combined

See that's about the size of it on Wiktionary

Phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} that's about the size of it
  1. (idiomatic, colloquial) That is the situation; that is how it is. Tags: colloquial, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-that's_about_the_size_of_it-en-phrase-tYBazaDD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English sentences, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "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, page 26:",
          "text": "Emp. […] And p’r’aps you really think to win the prize of it.\nDan. To use a strong expression, that’s the size of it.",
          "type": "quote"
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        {
          "ref": "1874 January 5, “Sundry humbugs”, in American Agriculturalist, volume 33, number 1, New York, →OCLC, page 6:",
          "text": "This is “about the size of it” as they say in California: […]",
          "type": "quote"
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        {
          "ref": "1937, Agatha Christie, Dumb Witness, London: Collins Crime Club, published 1969, Pan Books, →OCLC, page 143:",
          "text": "‘The different-coloured balls are the different lies I tell – eh?’ ‘That’s about the size of it.’",
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        {
          "ref": "1977, Joan Didion, A Book of Common Prayer, New York: Simon & Schuster, →OCLC, page 235:",
          "text": "“Here’s-your-hat-what’s-your-hurry, seems about the size of it.”",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, Stephen King, 11/22/63, New York: Scribner, →OCLC, page 23:",
          "text": "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?",
          "type": "quote"
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        "That is the situation; that is how it is."
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        "(idiomatic, colloquial) That is the situation; that is how it is."
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        "(idiomatic, colloquial) That is the situation; that is how it is."
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