short measure

Less than the full extent of something. Thankfully, I only experienced her anger in short measure, even though I got here quite late.

full/short ˈmeasure

the whole of something or less of something than you expect or should have: We experienced the full measure of their hospitality. ♢ The concert only lasted an hour, so we felt we were getting short measure.

See also: full, measure, short

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full measure
full/short measure
put the question
measure out
ravin down
measure off
beyond measure
in full measure
in great, large, etc. measure
in no little measure

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