180 entries under expression topic. ×
| hard up(adjective, poor, distressed, destitute) | |
| short circuit(noun, idiom) | |
| without warning(idiom, adverb, quickly, suddenly) | |
| in a nutshell(noun, adjective, idiom, lower) | |
| short and sweet(adjective, idiom, close, rude) | |
| to the point(adjective, idiom, lower, sharp) | |
| by surprise(idiom, adverb, prepared, unprepared) | |
| in short | |
| in short supply(adjective, idiom, low, inadequate) | |
| short of(verb, phrasal verb, lower, poor) | |
| all at once(idiom, quickly, unexpectedly, abruptly) | |
| all in all(noun, idiom) | |
| break in on | |
| deprived of(adjective, inadequate, deficient, incomplete) | |
| devoid of(lower, reduced, lacking, wanting) | |
| do a number on(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, trick) | |
| fast talk(verb, trick, deceive, fool) | |
| found wanting(weak, poor, inferior, scarce) | |
| give bum steer(verb, idiom, trick, deceive) | |
| in reduced circumstances(adjective, idiom) |
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