short shrift

Example Sentences

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Known for not suffering fools gladly while on air and giving some callers short shrift, he was once satirised in Private Eye.

From BBC

Early surveys of opinion after the Budget give Reeves's plans short shrift.

From BBC

The EU were given short shrift by major producers.

From BBC

For another, they help standardize a process that often gets short shrift.

From New York Times

The FDA has long been accused of giving short shrift to its role of overseeing the nation’s food supply in favor of its drug approval side, and this year it announced a plan to reorganize.

From Washington Post