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Meaning of lean and mean | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

efficient because of having nothing in excess of what is needed, and single-minded in one's objective

colloquial

Examples

“He's a lean and mean fighting machine.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

lean-back lean-burn lean-witted leaner leaner and meaner leanest