short and sweet

/ʃˈɔːt and swˈiːt/

/ʃˈɔːɹt ænd swˈiːt/

[phrase]

short and sweet

[PHRASE]

used to describe something that is brief and to the point, yet pleasant or enjoyable

Examples

1. And to keep it short and sweet for the intro, it's supposed to be about hiring disabled people and you would think that, well, what's wrong with that?

2. His comments were short and sweet.

3. This morning's meeting was short and sweet.

4. The next common misconception that we hear about mental health when it comes to gender is that women are more pre-disposed to getting personality disorders more specifically, borderline personality disorder, uhm, and this I'll just be short and sweet with this one because the truth of it is the way women deal with mental health issues is more internal.