short shrift
草草处理或对待某事物,没有给予足够的重视或关注
书面/口语·表示敷衍了事
英文释义
to give little or no attention or consideration to something or someone
例句
The manager gave my proposal short shrift, dismissing it without even reading it.
典故来源
源自宗教术语,shrift指忏悔,short shrift指死刑犯临刑前极短的忏悔时间,后引申为草率对待。