short with (one)
short with (one)
Curt or abrupt when speaking or reacting to one. I'm sorry for getting short with you earlier. I've had a lot on my mind lately, and I didn't sleep well last night. Please don't be short with the children like that. They're just asking you questions.
See also: short
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
*short with someone
abrupt and a little bit rude in speaking to a person. (*Typically: be ~; become ~; get ~.) Please don't be short with me. I am doing the best that I can.
See also: short
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- short with
- get short with (one)
- be short with (one)
- a mind like a sieve
- as for
- as for somebody/something
- (Do you) know what I mean?
- closefisted
- closefisted (with money)
- be (as) thin as a rail