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head shrinker

a psychiatrist The man was told to go and see a head shrinker after he threatened the woman in the store several times.

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no shrinking violet

a bold woman, not a timid woman Barb will defend her rights. She's no shrinking violet.

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short shrift

rude treatment She received short shrift from her supervisor when she asked for a holiday.

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shrink/head shrink

psychiatrist, therapist If I can't manage my personal life, I can always visit a shrink.

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shrinking violet

(See no shrinking violet)

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headshrinker

n., slang, informal A psychoanalyst, also called a shrink. Forrester is falling apart; his family physician sent him to a head shrinker (to a shrink).

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short shrift|short|shrift

n. Little or no attention. Usually used with "get" or "give". In books about jobs, women's work is consistently given short shrift.

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give short shrift

give short shrift
see short shrift, give.

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short shrift, give

short shrift, give
Also, get short shrift. Give (or receive) cursory attention or little time. For example, The architect made elaborate plans for the entry but gave short shift to the back of the house. Literally, shrift refers to confession to a priest, who gives absolution and penance, and short shrift to the brief time allowed for this sacrament to a prisoner before execution. Shakespeare so used it in Richard III (3:4), but it came to be used more loosely in succeeding centuries. [Late 1800s]

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shrift

shrift
see short shrift, give.

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shrinking violet, a

shrinking violet, a
An extremely shy person, as in She was a shrinking violet until she went away to college. This metaphoric idiom refers to the flower, but the precise allusion is unclear, since violets thrive under a variety of conditions and often are considered a garden weed. [Early 1900s]