less is more

Meaning

1. include only what is essential in order to create an effective product or result

   His simple, elegant paintings reflect his principle that less is more.

In the movies · 22

• Less talking, more pulling.Turning Red2022
• Easy with that sole meunière. Less salt. More butter.Ratatouille2007
• Less talk, more pain, marshmallow boy!Monsters, Inc.2001
• Well, think less hippie, more...Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood2019
• For the love of God, Kif, less piccolo, more fife.Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder2009
• Less dramatic. Much more important.About Time2013
• You, too, Daisy. So less philosophy, more elbow grease.Downton Abbey2019
• - Less talking, more kissing. - All right.Venom2018

Learn it in full scenes

• Turning Red2022
  • Mei Turns Into a Red Panda
  • Mei Turns into a Red Panda
  • Mei's Friends Have Her Back
• Downton Abbey2019
  • The King and Queen Are Coming
  • Downton Prepares for the Royal Visit
  • The Royal Butler Takes Over

From the same entry

• less and less
• no less
• no less than
• even less
• more or less
• a little bird told me
• great oaks from little acorns grow
• do wonders
• little by little