SHORT SHRIFT

Meaning of SHORT SHRIFT in English

n. Little or no attention. Usually used with "get" or "give". In books about jobs, women's work is consistently given short shrift.

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SHORT SHRIFT — noun Date: 1594 barely adequate time for confession before execution, 2. little or no attention or consideration , quick work
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHORT SHRIFT — noun 1. : a brief respite from death taken thus with but short shrift, the young Pharaoh hesitated not a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHORT SHRIFT — 1. a brief time for confession or absolution given to a condemned prisoner before his or her execution. 2. little …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT SHRIFT — brief time for confession or absolution given to a condemned prisoner before his execution; lack of attention or consideration in …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SHORT SHRIFT — Date: 1594 1. : barely adequate time for confession before execution 2. a. : little or no attention or consideration …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHORT SHRIFT — Function: noun Date: 1594 1 : barely adequate time for confession before execution 2 a : little or no attention …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SHORT SHRIFT — ■ noun 1》 rapid and unsympathetic dismissal; curt treatment. 2》 archaic little time between condemnation and execution or punishment.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SHORT SHRIFT — [short shrift] n (1594) 1: barely adequate time for confession before execution 2. a: little or no attention or consideration …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHORT SHRIFT — Synonyms and related words : cruelty, flat refusal, flintiness, hardness, harshness, heartlessness, inclemency, inexorableness, mercilessness, pitilessness, point-blank refusal, rebuff, relentlessness, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHORT SHRIFT — {n.} Little or no attention. - Usually used with "get" or "give". * /In books about jobs, women's work is …
Slang English vocab
SHORT SHRIFT — n. quick work 1) to make ~ of ('to finish with quickly') 2) to give smb. ~ ('to deal with …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
SHORT SHRIFT — {n.} Little or no attention. - Usually used with "get" or "give". * /In books about jobs, women's work is …
Словарь английских идиом
SHORT SHRIFT — rude treatment She received short shrift from her supervisor when she asked for a holiday.
English Idioms vocab
SHORT SHRIFT — 1) короткая расправа; недостаток внимания или заботы to give short short shrift to smb. ≈ быстро расправиться с кем-л. The …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHORT SHRIFT — 1. короткая расправа to give short shrift to smb., to make short shrift of smb. - быстро покончить /разделаться, расправиться/ …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHORT SHRIFT — 1) короткая расправа; недостаток внимания или заботы to give short shrift to smb. — быстро расправиться с кем-л. The idea …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SHORT SHRIFT — 1. короткая расправа to give ~ to smb., to make ~ of smb. - быстро покончить /разделаться, расправиться/ с кем-л. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SHORT SHRIFT — 1. короткая расправа to give short shrift to smb., to make short shrift of smb. - быстро покончить /разделаться, расправиться/ …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SHORT SHRIFT — короткий срок между приговором и казнью
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SHORT SHRIFT — короткий срок между приговором и казнью
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SHORT SHRIFT — 1) короткая расправа; недостаток внимания или заботы to give short shrift to smb. — быстро расправиться с кем-л. The idea …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SHORT SHRIFT — 1) короткая расправа; недостаток внимания или заботы to give short shrift to smb. — быстро расправиться с кем-л. The idea has been …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SHORT SHRIFT — короткий срок между приговором и казнью; to give short shrift to smb. быстро расправиться с кем-л.
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SHORT SHRIFT — короткий срок между приговором и казнью; to give short shrift to smb. быстро расправиться с кем-л.
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SHORT SHRIFT — короткий срок между приговором и казнью; to give short shrift to smb. - быстро расправиться с кем-л.
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
SHORT SHRIFT — 1) короткая расправа; недостаток внимания или заботы to give short short shrift to smb. ≈ быстро расправиться с кем-л. The …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHRIFT — noun see: shrive Date: before 12th century 1. archaic a remission of sins pronounced by a priest in the sacrament …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHRIFT — I. ˈshrift, esp South ˈsri-, dial ˈswi- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English shrift, shrifte, from Old English scrift, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHORT — I. ˈshȯ(ə)r]t, -ȯ(ə)], usu ]d.+V\ adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English short, shert, from Old English scort, sceort; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHRIFT — (n.) Confession made to a priest, and the absolution consequent upon it.
Английский словарь Webster
SHRIFT — (n.) The act of shriving.
Английский словарь Webster
SHRIFT — ( n. ) The act of shriving.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHRIFT — ( n. ) Confession made to a priest, and the absolution consequent upon it.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHRIFT — /shrift/ , n. Archaic. 1. the imposition of penance by a priest on a penitent after confession. 2. absolution or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — — shortness , n. /shawrt/ , adj., shorter, shortest , adv., n., v. adj. 1. having little length; not long. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHRIFT — n. (Archaic) confession of one's sins to a priest; penance assigned by a priest after a confession of sins; absolution …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SHORT — I. ˈshȯrt adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sceort; akin to Old High German scurz short, Old Norse skortr …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHRIFT — ˈsrift noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scrift, from scrīfan to shrive — more at shrive Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHRIFT — noun the act of shriving. 2. shrift ·noun confession made to a priest, and the absolution consequent upon it.
Webster English vocab
SHORT — noun a summary account. 2. short ·noun short, inferior hemp. 3. short ·noun breeches; shortclothes. 4. short ·noun a short …
Webster English vocab
SHRIFT — ■ noun archaic confession, especially to a priest. ↘absolution by a priest. See also short ~ . Origin OE scrift …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SHRIFT — [shrift] n [ME, fr. OE scrift, fr. scrifan to shrive--more at shrive] (bef. 12c) 1 archaic a: a remission of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHORT — [short] adj [ME, fr. OE sceort; akin to OHG scurz short, ON skortr lack] (bef. 12c) 1 a: having little …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHRIFT — shrift BrE AmE ʃrɪft
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHRIFT — / ʃrɪft; NAmE / noun • IDIOMS see short adjective •• WORD ORIGIN Old English scrift penance imposed after confession …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHORT — / ʃɔːt; NAmE ʃɔːrt/ adjective , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective ( short·er , short·est ) LENGTH / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHRIFT — shrift /ʃrɪft/ BrE AmE [ Language: Old English ; Origin: scrift , from scrifan (of a Christian priest) 'to hear …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHORT — I. short 1 S1 W1 /ʃɔːt $ ʃɔːrt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative shorter , superlative shortest ) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHRIFT — n. archaic 1 confession to a priest. 2 confession and absolution. øshort shrift 1 curt treatment. 2 archaic little time …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHORT — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1 a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHRIFT — n. archaic 1 confession to a priest. 2 confession and absolution. short shrift 1 curt treatment. 2 archaic little time …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHORT — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHRIFT — n. archaic 1 confession to a priest. 2 confession and absolution. Phrases and idioms: short shrift 1. curt treatment. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
SHORT — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1. a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b …
Oxford English vocab
SHORT — I. ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB USES /ʃɔ:(r)t/ ( shorter, shortest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHRIFT — If someone or something gets short shrift , they are paid very little attention. The idea has been given short …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHRIFT — PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES get/be given short shrift
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHRIFT — See: SHORT SHRIFT.
Slang English vocab
SHORT — INDEX: short/not long 1. short in length or distance 2. when something you say or write is short 3. to …
Longman Activator English vocab
SHORT — n. 25B6; adjective a short piece of string : SMALL, little, tiny; informal teeny. short people : SMALL, little, petite, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHORT — adj. 1 small, little, slight, petite, diminutive, wee, tiny, elfin, minuscule; midget, dwarfish, squat, dumpy, runty, stubby, stunted, Colloq pint-sized, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SHRIFT — See: SHORT SHRIFT.
Словарь английских идиом

American Idioms English vocabulary

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