short and sweet

short and sweet
short and sweet
Cliché brief (and pleasant because of briefness). •

That was a good sermon—short and sweet.

I don't care what you say, as long as you make it short and sweet.

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{adj.} Brief and to the point. * /Henry's note to his father was short and sweet. He wrote, "Dear Dad, please send me $5. Love, Henry."/

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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