short shrift
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
Smith’s activist career gets fairly short shrift in the movie, although it’s an important facet of her recent life.
From Salon
Instead of the typical rock-star tale that relives the glory days and gives short shrift to the rest, the former Black Sabbath frontman chose to lay bare his recent medical struggles in grisly detail.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
