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short and sweet

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short and sweet
Cliché brief (and pleasant because of briefness). That was a good sermonshort and sweet. I don't care what you say, as long as you make it short and sweet.
See also: and, short, sweet

short and sweet  (humorous)
pleasantly short This morning's lecture was short and sweet.
See have on a short leash, be nothing short of [astonishing etc.], in the long run, draw the short straw, fall short of, pull up short, sell short, stop short, stop short of, in the long term
See also: and, short, sweet


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I always kept it short and sweet, not giving the customer an opportunity to delete me because my message was long and drawn out.
Let them be short and sweet instead of stretching for several hours putting the audience to sleep.
SHORT and sweet, this rose print prom dress is pounds 40, from Miss Selfridge.
 
 
 
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