"give short shrift to sb sth" in German to give short shrift to sb./sth. auf jdn./etw. nicht eingehen jdn. kurz abfertigen etw. nicht/kaum beachten Detailed translations for "give short shrift to sb sth" to give short shrift to sb./sth. to give short shrift to sb./sth. auf jdn./etw. nicht eingehen{intransitive verb} to give short shrift to sb./sth.(also: to be offhand with sb.) jdn. kurz abfertigen to give short shrift to sb./sth. etw. nicht/kaum beachten{transitive verb}