short shrift

noun
1.
a brief time for confession or absolution given to a condemned prisoner before his or her execution.
2.
little attention or consideration in dealing with a person or matter: to give short shrift to an opponent's arguments.

Origin:
1585–95

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short shrift
 
n
1.  brief and unsympathetic treatment
2.  (formerly) a brief period allowed to a condemned prisoner to make confession
3.  make short shrift of to dispose of quickly and unsympathetically

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Short shrift is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
Example sentences
Most online music sites give the bands short shrift when slicing up the revenue
  pie.
Giving short shrift to process and testing, would increase the risk of poor
  decisions.
Music gets short shrift, and the determination to cover the globe seems to have
  lapsed.
Don't give short shrift to the budget and its justification.
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