short and sweet

short and sweet
adjective
dealt with very quickly; to the point (Freq. 1)
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the conference was short and sweet

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make your statement short and sweet

• Similar to: ↑short

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adjective
: brief and to the point

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short and sweet
1. Surprisingly or gratifyingly brief, used eg of a speech expected to be of greater length (and tedium)
2. (ironically) curt or abrupt
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Main Entry: ↑short

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short and sweet phrase
not too long or complicated

Time is limited, so please keep your remarks short and sweet.

Thesaurus: straightforward and easy to understandsynonym
Main entry: short

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brief and pleasant

his comments were short and sweet

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short and sweet
: pleasantly brief : not lasting a long time or requiring a lot of time

That's the way we like the meetings–short and sweet.

I've got a few announcements, but I'll keep it short and sweet. [=I will talk for only a few minutes]

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Main Entry: ↑short
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short and sweet — see ↑short, 1
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Main Entry: ↑sweet

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ˌshort and ˈsweet idiom
(informal) pleasant but not lasting a long time

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We haven't much time so I'll keep it short and sweet.

Main entry: ↑shortidiom

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