short and sweet

釋義

1. 短暫而美好；簡明扼要；緊湊

   pleasant but not lasting a long time

   We haven't much time so I'll keep it short and sweet.我們時間不多，我就長話短說吧。

電影裡這樣說 · 6 部

• Short and sweet.The Hangover2009
• Short and sweet, honey. Everything ends eventually.Holidate2020
• So I will make this short and sweet.Arizona Dream1993
• Short, sweet and simple science.Don't Look Up2021
• I can't wait to hear. It was short, but was it sweet?Hello, Dolly!1969
• - That's right, keep at it. -Keep it short and sweet!Klaus2019

在完整場景裡學

• Don't Look Up2021
  • 彗星派對算到卡殼：call it a night（今晚就到此為止）
  • 深夜電話會報彗星：extinction-level event（滅世級事件）
  • 報信被白宮晾七小時：skirt around something（繞著不正面談）

同一詞條的短語

• a brick short of a load, two sandwiches short of a picnic
• get the short end of the stick
• give short shrift
• have on a short fuse
• in short order
• in the short run
• in short supply
• little short of
• make short work of
• life's too short
• to cut a long story short
• full measure