give short shrift 怠慢；漠视；给予冷遇

【例句】
Some thought that the armed forces were getting all the government money and education was getting short shrift.
有人认为政府的经费全都被武装部队占用，而教育则受到冷落。

He believed that servants had a duty to work hard and anyone who claimed to be ill or tired was given short shrift.
他认为佣人的职责就是努力干活，任何人称病叫累都不用理睬。