词组 | short-change someone |
释义 | Idiom short-change someoneshort-change (someone) informal to cheat someone by giving them less than they expected.No one told me the film was only an hour long - I was short-changed! (usually passive)short-change (one)To cheat someone out of the amount they had expected or were promised. Fast-food restaurants always short-change you on the soft drinks by filling the cups with ice. I feel like he short-changed the audience by finishing the concert after less than an hour. |
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