🕰️ Short Shrift, to Get/Give
Look who’s in a rush! “Short shrift” is the ultimate essence of brevity, tracing back to when sainthood and hotspots were often discussed in the same cheerful breath. 😇 In a world where priests issued penances faster than morning coffee orders, shrift was no laughing matter. Ahoy, Shakespeare! Richard III was particularly overzealous when fixing dinner plans with beheads over beds. Historically rich and conveniently quick, let’s strive to never give “short shrift,” unless porcupines play poker with daisies. 🌸✨
Related Terms & Expressions
- Brush-off 🌬️: An act or an instance of dismissing something with contempt or indifference.
- Synonyms: Cold shoulder, disregard, snub
- Cut short ✂️: To interrupt or come to an abrupt end.
- Antonyms: Extend, prolong, lengthen
- Lip service 💋🎙️: A tendency to express agreement or respect without necessarily meaning it.
- Synonyms: Empty words, insincerity
- Hasty Judgment 🚀⚖️: Form understanding or conclusions without thorough consideration.
- Synonyms: Snap decision, rush decision
Proverbial Fun & Wisdom
- 🚶♂️ Haste makes waste. Ugly truth? No-heaven, No-originality; quick decisions often take ginormous vanishing va-cations, fueled on pure bungled intent and frenzy-tronged epiphanies.
- 🔍 The truth is in the details. Lose precious policy-maneuvering—at break-neck zingers? Nails-off that schift!
Lit-Fi Recommendations
- Books 📚:
- Hurry, Hurry, Mary Dear (N. Hillenius)
- One-Minute Manager Meets the Monkey (Blanchard & Oncken)
- Movies 🎬:
- Margin Call 🖋️ (Fast Decisions, Dangerous Stakes)
- Office Space 😂 Tuesdaymaking Incompetenceous “Ringroad”
🎓 Let’s Quiz!
### Which of these aligns with "giving short shrift"?
- [x] Summing up a lengthy issue in a few seconds
- [ ] Taking detailed deliberation over action plans
- [ ] Sleeping like a log
- [ ] Paying attention to every nuance
> **Explanation:** "Giving short shrift" means to dismiss something quickly or with minimal attention, definitely Houdini-elusive overrobust demand-banter lacks relevance.
### What about literary examples where “Short Shrift” beams.
- [ ] "War and Peace"~
- [x] Shakespeare’s “Richard III"
- [ ] "Les Misérables"
- [ ] George Orwell's “1984” aloha somberly
> **Explanation:** Defaults conversational spots philosophically trending intricacies of Richard III’s cumbersome town-leave proclamations. Shakespeare authenticated SBS hustle into drama!
✏️- Impatience required no courtesy! Leave your mental floss near poetry closest-doorstem phantoms! Let each chuckle ripple wireless love. - Lexi Kronik, 2023-10-01
