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| shooting match |
(See the whole shooting match)
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| shop talk |
(See inside joke)
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| shop-floor struggle |
a battle for control in the workplace, a fight between workers and managers
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This is a shop-floor struggle about quality control. The workers want
the right to choose the tools they use in the plant.
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| shoplifting |
stealing products from a store while you shop
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He's charged with shoplifting. He stole some cigarettes.
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| short cut |
a shorter path, a quicker method, quick and dirty
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To become an actor, you learn the skills and work very hard. There are no short cuts.
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| short end of the stick |
(See the short end of the stick)
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| short one |
(See a short one)
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| short strokes |
(See down to the short strokes)
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| short temper |
quick to become angry, hot tempered
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Dr. Jones has a short temper. He gets mad very quickly.
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| short with me |
cross, abrupt, curt, cut me off
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Mrs. Gore was short with me. I wonder if she's angry.
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