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short shrift
short shrift
a brief period of consideration of a person's ideas or explanations. They gave the reporter short shrift and got him out of the office. My plan got short shrift from the board—a ten-minute presentation; they then voted it down.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Vasilka | | - | Bulgarian, Macedonian |
Arnulf | | - | German, Ancient Germanic |
BrÜNhild | | BRUYN-hilt (German) | German, Germanic Mythology |
Norris | | NAWR-is | English |
Eideard | | - | Scottish |
Unice | | - | English (Rare) |