GIVE ONE SHORT SHRIFT

Meaning of GIVE ONE SHORT SHRIFT in English

See: SHORT SHRIFT.

Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012

GIVE ONE SHORT SHRIFT — See: SHORT SHRIFT.
Slang English vocab
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
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; or nonstandard give ˈgiv ; or dialect gin ˈgin ; or guv ˈgəv …
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
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GIVE — — givable, giveable , adj. , n. — givee , n. — giver , n. /giv/ , v. , gave, …
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
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; giv·en ˈgi-vən ; giv·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to …
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
GIVE — vi to have a misgiving. 2. give ·vi to become soft or moist. 3. give ·vi to give a gift …
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
GIVE — [give] vb gave ; giv.en ; giv.ing [ME, of Scand origin; akin to OSw giva to give; akin to OE …
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
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GIVE — / gɪv; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( gave / geɪv; NAmE / given / ˈgɪvn; NAmE /) …
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
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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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
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
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
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GIVE — v. & n. v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
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
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1. tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
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
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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
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
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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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GIVE — Synonyms and related words : abalienate, abandon, abstain from, accommodate, accord, act, adaptability, administer, afford, agreeability, aid, air, alien, alienate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHRIFT — See: SHORT SHRIFT.
Slang English vocab
GIVE — n. give away give back give off give out give over give up self giving given name
Collegiate Thesaurus 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
GIVE — INDEX: 1. to give something to someone without expecting to be paid for it 2. to give something to everyone …
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
GIVE — n. 25B6; verb he gave them £2000 : PRESENT WITH, provide with, supply with, furnish with, let someone have; hand …
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, …
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