to go short of something
121short-stay — adj. [attrib.] denoting a place in which someone or something stays or remains for only a short period short stay accommodations ■ denoting a person staying somewhere for only a short period of time short stay patients …
122short-lived — ADJ GRADED Something that is short lived does not last very long. Any hope that the speech would end the war was short lived... Chantal told Martine about her short lived marriage …
123short shrift — If somebody gives you short shrift, they treat you rudely and brusquely, showing no interest or sympathy. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If someone or something gets short shrift, they are given little attention or sympathy. When… …
124short-sighted — adjective 1 especially BrE unable to see objects clearly unless they are very close; nearsighted especially AmE opposite longsighted 2 not considering the possible effects of something that seems to save time, money, or effort at the moment: a… …
125something to be going on with — enough/something to be going ˈon with idiom (BrE) something that is enough for a short time • £50 should be enough to be going on with. Main entry: ↑goidiom …
126short end of the stick — n. the burden, responsibility, blame, etc., for something. □ Here I am stuck with the short end of the stick again. □ I am the one who plans all this stuff, and when you jerks drop the ball, I’m left holding the short end of the stick …
127short-circuiter — “+ə(r) noun : something that short circuits; specifically : a device operated by centrifugal force that actuates the mechanism which short circuits the commutator bars or raises the brushes from the commutator in some forms of single phase motors …
128ˈshort ˌcut — [ˈʃɔːtˌkʌt] noun [C] 1) a path or ROUTE that is quicker and shorter than the usual way 2) a way of saving time or effort in doing something 3) computing a combination of keys on a keyboard that helps you to do something more quickly, or an ICON… …
