三言两句

in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly

three / 3

words / speech / to say / to talk

two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)

(say) a few words

variant of 勾[gou1]

sentence / clause / phrase / classifier for phrases or lines of verse