crash course

crash course (in something)

a short and intense training course in something. I took a crash course in ballroom dancing so we wouldn't look stupid on the dance floor.

A short, intensive training course, as in Daisy planned to take a crash course in cooking before she got married. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Minna	['minə]
Mattias	mah-TEE-ahs (German)	German, Swedish
Hattie	HAT-ee	English
Bernadette	[.bə:nə'det]
Roxelana	-	History
Satu	SAH-too	Finnish