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short shrift

NOUN
  1. a brief and unsympathetic rejection
    they made short shrift of my request

How To Use short shrift In A Sentence

  • Antiwar activists shouldn't worry that their concerns will be given short shrift.
  • Above all, he liked working with conductors who were clear about their intentions - if not they would receive short shrift. Times, Sunday Times
  • Some experts worry that narrative enthusiasts, in their reluctance to "pathologize" people, will give their problems short shrift. Rewriting Life Stories
  • And though the risotto is a bit oily, the lamb shank in the middle is served as such a tenderly appealing stew, the grains were bound to get short shrift.
  • Other proposals are given short shrift. Times, Sunday Times
  • Humans who obstructed the war effort also received short shrift. Times, Sunday Times
  • Another element, to bring in external consultants for regular boardroom assessments, also gets short shrift. Times, Sunday Times
  • They would have received very short shrift from anyone in our dressing-room. Times, Sunday Times
  • This itself is interesting as it has been remarked upon by a number of scholars that, among the patriarchs, Isaac seems to have gotten short shrift literarily.
  • Roberts is one of the current generation of female singers, who are still getting short shrift from the inherently sexist country radio format. That Shuffleathon « We Don't Count Your Own Visits To Your Blog
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