crash course

a crash course

A quick yet thorough tutorial on some topic or process. I got a crash course in answering the phones before the receptionist went on vacation.
See also: course, crash
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

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
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
See also:
  • crash
  • a crash course
  • deep dive
  • make an appointment
  • be no good
  • show (one) out of (some place)
  • long suit
  • long suit, one's
  • strong suit
  • convince of (something)
References in periodicals archive
Critique: Offering more than 25 step-by-step demonstrations to guide novice artists through creating each body part of their manga characters; featuring over 130 lessons for facial anatomy, poses, clothing and accessories, and common hairstyles and emotions; turning full-sized manga characters into chibis with easy techniques; and trying the character invention game to help create an endless supply of unique manga characters and stories, "Manga Crash Course" offers a complete and thoroughly 'user friendly' course of instruction under one cover, making it very highly recommended for personal, art school, and community library Art Instruction reference collections.
Now in a fully updated and expanded second edition, "Crash Course In Storytime Fundamentals" by Penny Peck (a children's library for more than 25 years) is a 136 page instruction manual and guide that is thoroughly 'user friendly' and enhanced with simple, easy-to-follow directions.
Sanjeev's Gaelic crash course will also be featured in a new BBC Alba show to be screened in April.
Although the three have some amount of exposure to public service, they said the crash course would help improve their efficiency.
"Then, I was hit with the realisation that I could make a complete fool out of myself, so I had to give myself a crash course on the basics.
Crash Course is the brainchild of the "VlogBrothers" (John and Hank Green).
I will be answering that exact question in my upcoming one-day Weight Loss Crash Course on February 2.
Alesha, 33, had only "a three-month crash course" on dancing when she partnered Matthew Cutler to victory in the 2007 series, he said.
And lots of sing-along songs that are all vaguely recognisable because they sound like a crash course in the history of rock!
Charles N'Zogbia is going through a "crash course" in training to try and get him fit to play for Aston Villa at the start of the new football season.
London, Sep 23 (ANI): Cancer-stricken Michael Douglas is reportedly taking crash course in cancer to find out how bad these cancer cells can be.
Teachers recently became students for five days in the library at Parker (Arizona) High School as educators from primary schools throughout LaPaz County got a crash course in math, facilitated by two faculty members from the Lake Havasu City campus of Mohave Community College in northwestern Arizona.
Wonder if David Cameron will give England's politicians a crash course in hurling furniture across piazzas?
They will also receive a crash course in the highly specialised techniques of cooking exceptional Punjabi cuisine.