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Shrift
UK
/ʃrɪft/
US
/ʃrɪft/
Translation of "shrift" into Russian
Definitions
shrift
Noun
UK
/ʃrɪft/
US
/ʃrɪft/
(archaic) Confession of sins to a priest together with the granting of absolution; the sacrament of reconciliation.
The knight went to the chapel for shrift before marching into battle.
Brief or cursory attention or consideration, typically unsympathetic or dismissive, now chiefly in the phrase “short shrift.”
The committee gave the proposal short shrift and moved on to other business.
Idioms and phrases
short shrift
The manager gave the idea short shrift during the meeting.
мало внимания
Менеджер уделил мало внимания этой идее на собрании.