short and sweet
brief and to the point；without de lay 简短扼要；不拖延
The politician's speech was surpris ingly short and sweet；it only last ed ten minutes．这位政治家的演讲令人惊奇地简短扼要，仅仅用了10分钟就讲完了。
The students appreciated the fact that the teacher made the exam short and sweet．学生们很欣赏老师把考试搞得少而精。