of few words, man of.

Idioms and Phrases

Also, woman of few words . A person who does not speak much; also, a person of action rather than words. For example, A woman of few words, Susan hardly seemed like a successful lawyer , or Harry's a man of few words but he gets things done . This characteristic has been considered praiseworthy since Homer's time, but the precise idiom dates only from about 1600. Shakespeare had it in Henry V (3:2): “Men of few words are the best men.”