Meaning: ashore

ə'ʃɔːadv.
towards the shore from the water

shor Idiom, Proverb

a brick short

(See one brick short of a full load)

a few bricks short of a full load

not sensible or logical, not all there When Moe began eating bugs, we knew he was a few bricks short.

a short one

a small drink, a small amount of liquor """Can I pour you a drink?"" ""Yes. A short one, please."""

bring you up short

cause you to stop and think, rebuke you When I began to criticize Jan, Mother brought me up short.

caught short

not have enough money when you need it I was caught short and had to borrow some money from my father last week.

fall short

not able to do as well as planned I'm falling short of my career goals because I've been ill.

fall short (of one

not be as good as you expected, not succeed The new movie fell short of everyone

in short supply

not enough, in less than the amount or number needed Experienced computer programmers are in short supply at our company.

long and the short of it

(See the long and the short of it)

make short work of something

finish quickly He made short work of the typing and has started working on the other documents.

on short notice

without much warning, at a moment's notice Can you come to work on short notice? Within a day or two?

one brick short of a full load

mentally slow, not all there I'm okay, but you may be one brick short of a full load. Ha ha.

run short

not have enough, be not enough in quantity We ran short of money during our trip to Europe.

sell oneself short

underestimate oneself He is selling himself short when he thinks that he can

sell yourself short

not mention some of your skills or qualifications If the employer asks about your awards, don't sell yourself short.

shore up

add support to something which is weak It was necessary to shore up the house after the mud slide damaged the foundation.

short and sweet

brief and pleasant His visit with his parents was short and sweet.

short cut

a shorter path, a quicker method, quick and dirty To become an actor, you learn the skills and work very hard. There are no short cuts.

short end (of the stick)

unfair, unequal treatment He always gets the short end of the stick when he is at work.

short end of the stick

(See the short end of the stick)

short of

not have enough of something We are short of sugar so could you please buy some when you are at the store.

short one

(See a short one)

short shrift

rude treatment She received short shrift from her supervisor when she asked for a holiday.

short temper

quick to become angry, hot tempered Dr. Jones has a short temper. He gets mad very quickly.

short with me

cross, abrupt, curt, cut me off Mrs. Gore was short with me. I wonder if she's angry.

shortchange

not return enough money to the purchaser, a rip-off I gave the clerk $10 for a book costing $6.95 and got $2.05 back. Was I shortchanged?

shortfall

loss, deficit Shoplifting is one of the reasons for the shortfall - for the deficit.

the long and the short of it

everything I know, the whole story "He ended his report with, ""That's the long and the short of it."""

the short end of the stick

the worst job, the least pay, dump on When I work with Ken, I always get the short end of the stick. He gives me the hard jobs.

three slices short (of a full loaf)

mentally disabled, one brick short... If you order worm soup, they'll think you're three slices short.

a button short

intellectually deficient

comin' up short

broke, no money

short

vehicle

shorty

1. little person
2. an East coast expression for a female, like baby or honey
3. a seven ounce bottle of beer

a short cut

a quicker and more direct way近路；捷径
They took a short cut through the fields．他们走捷径穿过田野。
There is no short cut to success ex cept by diligence．成功没有捷径，唯在勤勉。

come/fall short of

be less than；not good enough for 少于；不及；未达
His speech came short of my expectation．他的演说有负于我的期望。
Her monthly income falls short of her needs．她的月收入不够用。

come short of

cut short

1．stop or interrupt suddenly 突然停止
Their conversation was cut short by the telephone ringing．他们的谈话被电话铃声打断了。
He was about to go on talking when his mother cut him short．他正要继续讲下去，他妈妈打断了他。
2．make shorter 停止；缩短
We'll have to cut our visit short，as we want to get back before dark．我们必须缩短访问时间，因为天黑前还得赶回去。
His life was cut short by cancer．癌症过早地结束了他的生命。
If you anything more to say，please cut it short as your time is nearly up．如果你还有什么要说的话，请简短一些，因为你的时间已经快到了。
I'll cut a long story short．我就长话短说吧。

fall short of

for short

so as to make shorter； as an abbreviation or nickname简略之；简称
The American Broadcasting Company is called ABC for short．美国广播公司简称ABC。
The United States of America is called USA for short， or USA is the short for the United States of America．美利坚合众国的简称是USA，或者说USA是美利坚合众国的缩写。

go short

have less of…than one should or than one would wish to比某人应有的或希望有的少；匮缺；缺乏
He never allowed his wife to go short of anything she wanted．他从不让妻子缺少她所需要的任何东西。
I don't want you to go short of money in order to lend me what I need．我不希望你因为借钱给我而缺钱花。
If you take more than your fair amount of apples someone else will have to go short．如果你拿的苹果比你应得的多，那么别人就会少得了。

go short (of)

in short

in brief简言之；总之
In short，he is a promising young man and has a bright future．总之，他是一个有希望、有前途的青年。
In short，we must be prepared．总之，我们要有所准备。
In short，finishing the job is not so easy as you may think．总之，完成这工作不是你想象的那么容易。

make a long story short

say sth． briefly长话短说
Make a long story short，John；there isn't much time left．长话短说吧，约翰，时间不多了。

stop short of

Idiom(s): stop short of (doing) sth

Theme: ALMOST

not to go as far as doing something; not to go as far as something.
• Fortunately Bob stopped short of hitting Tom.
• The boss criticized Jane's work, but stopped short of reprimanding her.
• Jack was furious but stopped short of hitting Tom.
• Jane wouldn't stop short of telling lies in order to get a job.

sell short

Idiom(s): sell sb or sth short

Theme: EVALUATION

to underestimate someone or something; to fail to see the good qualities of someone or something.
• This is a very good restaurant. Don't sell it short.
• When you say that John isn't interested in music, you're selling him short. Did you know he plays the violin quite well?

over the short haul

Idiom(s): over the short haul

Theme: TIME - DURATION

for the immediate future.
• Over the short haul, you'd be better off to put your money in the bank.
• Over the short haul, you may wish you had done something different. But things will work out all right.

nothing short of

Idiom(s): nothing short of sth

Theme: EQUAL

more or less the same as something bad; as bad as something.
• His behavior was nothing short of criminal.
• Climbing those mountains alone is nothing short of suicide.

make short work of

Idiom(s): make short work of someone or something AND make fast work of someone or something

Theme: COMPLETION

to finish with someone or something quickly.
• I made short work of Tom so I could leave the office to play golf.
• Billy made fast work of his dinner so he could go out and play.

in the short run

Idiom(s): in the short run

Theme: FUTURE

for the immediate future.
• In the short run, we'd be better off saving our money.
• We decided to rent an apartment in the short run. We can buy a house later.