FULL / SHORT MEASURE


Meaning of FULL / SHORT MEASURE in English

the whole of sth or less of sth than you expect or should have :

We experienced the full measure of their hospitality.

The concert only lasted an hour, so we felt we were getting short measure.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.