lean and mean
(also lean-and-mean) adjectiveDefinition
› using only what is necessary, and determined to work effectively in order to compete successfully: Companies that have survived the crisis are going to be lean and mean. The company is driven by technological advances and a lean-and-mean mentality.
(Definition of lean and mean adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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