SHORT AND SWEET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does short and sweet mean? 

• SHORT AND SWEET (adjective)
  The adjective SHORT AND SWEET has 1 sense:

1. dealt with very quickly; to the point

  Familiarity information: SHORT AND SWEET used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHORT AND SWEET (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dealt with very quickly; to the point

Context example:

make your statement short and sweet

Similar:

short (primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration)

 Context examples 

That's short and sweet.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)