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get short shrift from

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get short shrift from someone

give someone/something short shrift - to give very little attention to someone or something, either because you are not interested in them or because you are annoyed with them. The proposal got short shrift from state officials.

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Consequently, the state has continued to get short shrift from Washington in areas ranging from transportation funds to homeland security. EDITORIAL BALANCE OF POWER RED OR BLUE, WE'RE ALL CALIFORNIANS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) More results

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