shrift Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
short shrift
rude treatment She received short shrift from her supervisor when she asked for a holiday.
short shrift|short|shrift
n. Little or no attention.

Usually used with "get" or "give".
In books about jobs, women's work is consistently given short shrift.
give short shrift
give short shrift see
short shrift, give.
short shrift, give
short shrift, give Also,
get short shrift. Give (or receive) cursory attention or little time. For example,
The architect made elaborate plans for the entry but gave short shift to the back of the house. Literally,
shrift refers to confession to a priest, who gives absolution and penance, and
short shrift to the brief time allowed for this sacrament to a prisoner before execution. Shakespeare so used it in
Richard III (3:4), but it came to be used more loosely in succeeding centuries. [Late 1800s]
shrift
shrift see
short shrift, give.