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.

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[give one short shrift] See: [SHORT SHRIFT]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[shrift] See: [SHORT SHRIFT]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

get short shrift

[get short shrift] See: [SHORT SHRIFT]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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