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.
See also: course, crash

crash course

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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Farrar['færə]
Benedict['benədikt]
MiriamMIR-ee-əm (English)Hebrew, English, German, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
RozÁLia-Hungarian
Lauretta[lɔ:'retə]
ÉMeline-French