Question

There is a well-known anecdote about Calvin Coolidge, who, when he was President, was often called (though probably not to his face) “Silent Cal”:
A young newspaperwoman was sitting next to him at a banquet, so the story goes, and turned to him mischievously.
“Mr. Coolidge,” she said, “I have a bet with my editor that I can get you to say more than two words to me this evening.”
“You lose,” Coolidge rejoined simply.

The adjective: laconic

Accepted Answer

saying little—meaning much

知识	There is a well-known anecdote about Calvin Coolidge, who, when he was President, was often called (though probably not to his face) “Silent Cal”: A young newspaperwoman was sitting next to him at a banquet, so the story goes, and turned to him mischievously. “Mr. Coolidge,” she said, “I have a bet with my editor that I can get you to say more than two words to me this evening.” “You lose,” Coolidge rejoined simply. The adjective: laconic
《》	saying little—meaning much
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