cut+short
121To fall short — Short Short, a. [Compar. {Shorter}; superl. {Shortest}.] [OE. short, schort, AS. scort, sceort; akin to OHG. scurz, Icel. skorta to be short of, to lack, and perhaps to E. shear, v. t. Cf. {Shirt}.] 1. Not long; having brief length or linear… …
122short cut — noun (C) 1 a quicker, more direct way of going somewhere than the usual one: We were late for the game, but found a short cut through the fields. | take a short cut: Carlos decided to take a short cut home. 2 a quicker way of doing something (+… …
123short — I UK [ʃɔː(r)t] / US [ʃɔrt] adjective Word forms short : adjective short comparative shorter superlative shortest *** 1) a) measuring a small height, length, or distance She s short and slim, with light brown hair and blue eyes. You ll need three… …
124cut someone short — INTERRUPT, cut off, butt in on, break in on. → cut * * * cut someone short phrase to interrupt someone who is talking so that they cannot finish what they are saying He tried to explain, but Anita cut him short. Thesaurus: to interrupt someone… …
125cut a long story short — • the long and the short of it • to cut a long story short • to put smth in a nutshell (from Idioms in Speech) the general result or effect; all that need be said; the upshot (in the fewest words possible, in short, in brief); the substance of… …
126Short Circuit — This article is about the 1986 movie. For other uses, see Short Circuit (disambiguation). Short Circuit Theatrical release poster Directed by John Badham …
127Short bowel syndrome — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 12026 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|579.3 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 2746 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|ped|2088 | MeshID = D012778 Short bowel syndrome (SBS, also… …
128cut something short — BREAK OFF, shorten, truncate, curtail, terminate, end, stop, abort, bring to an untimely end. → cut * * * cut something short phrase to make something last for less time than planned I’m sorry we had to cut our visit short. Thesaurus: to stop… …
