We've found 94 phrases for short (0.147 seconds):

a day late and a dollar short »    Action that was taken too late and too feeble to be of any use.

a few sandwiches short of a picnic »    Exhibiting disquiet or unsoundness of mind; not sane; mad.

all well and good »    Basically good, but with some shortcoming or limitation.

bankers' hours »    Any easy job, especially one with a short working day.

bird in the hand »    Shortened form of "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush".

blink of an eye »    A very short period of time; quickly.

boot camp »    A short, intensive, quasi-military program generally aimed at young offenders as an alternative to a jail term.

boot camp »    Any short, intensive course of training.

boxer shorts »    underwear

brace of shakes »    A very short time.

brown bag »    A short presentation or seminar on a given subject, especially one given at lunchtime.

by the way »    [...] I had counted on a life-lease of the profits, whereas I only received those of a few short years. But this is by the way.

cheat sheet »    Any summary or quick reference used as a shortcut or reminder, a crib sheet.

close shave »    A shave that is very short or near the skin.

come short »    Fail to meet (expectations or standards)

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