man of few words
Noun
Meaning
man of few words (plural men of few words)
(idiomatic) A man who doesn't speak much, or speaks only for a short period of time.
Examples
I'm a man of few words." "If you read more, you might have a larger vocabulary.
My father was a man of few words.
My old man is a man of few words.
In the 'Hurt Locker' there's a lot of me in there, a sense of humor, a man of few words and a lot of action.
A man of few words but learned withal.
This taciturn, phlegmatic military man of few words, writing at a punishing pace during the agony of terminal cancer, produced the greatest military memoir in the English language, and the finest book published by any U.S. president.