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	Pronounced	Usage
Otto	['ɔtəu]
ElÇIn	-	Azerbaijani
Regena	-	English
Voula	-	Greek
Elli (2)	EL-lee	Finnish
Rufina	-	Russian, Spanish, Ancient Roman