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词组 get short shrift
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Idiom
get short shrift
to receive very little attention.
Bus riders feel they've been getting short shrift from the transit agency for years, and they are angry about the new fare increase.
idiomget short shrift(also be given short shrift)(or receive short shrift BrE)to receive very little attention, consideration, or sympathy:Evidently women employees are getting short shrift in spite of the council's equal opportunities policy.The European Union meeting in Amsterdam, which is an event of considerable importance, was given short shrift in last night's news bulletins.Environmental concerns often received short shrift in planning decisions of the 1960s.give sth short shrift: The judge gave short shrift to an argument based on the defendant's right to freedom of speech.

get short shrift

To be or feel ignored, disregarded, or excluded; to get very little time or attention. As the middle child with a troublesome older brother and a needy younger sister, I felt like I got short shrift growing up. Despite the urgency of the problem, the minister's proposed solutions are getting short shrift in parliament.

get short shrift

COMMON If someone or something gets short shrift, they are treated very rudely or given very little attention. Unfortunately, these proposals are likely to get short shrift from the government. Anyone who complains will get short shrift from me. Note: You can also say that someone gives someone or something short shrift. When I was a waitress I gave short shrift to customers who got on my nerves. Such objections are likely to be given short shrift by the committee. Note: `Shrift' is an old word meaning confession to a priest. In the past, condemned criminals were allowed only a few minutes to make their confession before they were executed.
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