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Synonyms for short shrift


Grammar : Noun



Définition of short shrift

  • noun short end of the deal
Example sentences :
  • But if he onct caught sight of me, it would be short shrift at the end of the rope.
  • Extract from : « W. A. G.'s Tale » by Margaret Turnbull
  • A short shrift and a heavy punishment were promised them in the morning.
  • Extract from : « Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer » by Cyrus Townsend Brady
  • So I shall look for a short shrift from you if your opportunity ever comes.
  • Extract from : « The Dark Star » by Robert W. Chambers
  • Such philosophy, to be sure, had but a short shrift on such a day.
  • Extract from : « Aladdin of London » by Sir Max Pemberton
  • If he has been playing with my sister's reputation, he shall have short shrift.
  • Extract from : « Sandra Belloni, Complete » by George Meredith
  • The best he could hope for, in all probability, was the short shrift of a spy.
  • Extract from : « Secret Service » by Cyrus Townsend Brady
  • What short shrift I should make of the vicaire, M. Valenod and all their jobberies!
  • Extract from : « The Red and the Black » by Stendhal
  • Bragg was in command, and the poor fellow had but a short shrift.
  • Extract from : « Campfire and Battlefield » by Rossiter Johnson
  • If he had succeeded, the princes would have had a short shrift.
  • Extract from : « Expositor's Bible: The Book of Jeremiah » by William Henry Bennett
  • A short shrift and a pistol bullet if you find any, my lads.
  • Extract from : « The Ruined Cities of Zululand » by Hugh Mulleneux Walmsley

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