give short shrift

Meaning

1. give sb / sth / get short shrift

   to give sb / get little attention or sympathy

From the same entry

• a brick short of a load, two sandwiches short of a picnic
• get the short end of the stick
• have on a short fuse
• in short order
• in the short run
• in short supply
• little short of
• make short work of
• short and sweet
• life's too short
• to cut a long story short
• full measure