short shrift
Barely a glance
Short shrift is brief or dismissive treatment, especially when someone or something deserves more consideration: The committee gave her proposal short shrift.
The phrase originally referred to the brief time allowed a condemned prisoner to make confession before execution.
Now it simply means cursory attention or quick rejection: His concerns were given short shrift by management.
Dismissive rejection of someone
- disregardWillful lack of attention
- overlookMiss or commanding view
- neglectFailure to provide care
- ignoreRefuse to notice
snub · rebuff · slight · downplay · sideline · wave away · discount · minimize
Formal clearing of guilt
- penanceSelf-mortification for wrongdoing
- last ritesSacrament for the dying
- executionCompleting a planned task
- gallowsExecution hanging apparatus
condemned · reprieve · scaffold · final moments · priest · forgiveness · contrition · shrive
brush off
Dismissive rejection of someone
ignore · snub · rebuff · slight · downplay · sideline · wave away · discount · minimize · gloss over
absolution
Formal clearing of guilt
- penanceSelf-mortification for wrongdoing
- last ritesSacrament for the dying
- executionCompleting a planned task
gallows · condemned · reprieve · scaffold · final moments · priest · forgiveness · contrition · shrive · penitent
rush
Quick sudden movement
quick · cursory · perfunctory · brief · fleeting · swift · speedy · rapid · hurried · summary
short shriftclose attention
in-depth analysis · deep dive · fair hearing · full attention
short shriftred carpet treatment
Lavish welcome for honored guests
VIP treatment · royal treatment · warm reception · fair shake · kid gloves
short, shorts, shortly, shortcut, shorter, shortness, shortest, shortcuts, boxer shorts