short measure

short measure
noun

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short measure
Less than the due and professed amount
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Main Entry:measure
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short measure noun
Less than the amount promised or paid for
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Main Entry:short

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full/short ˈmeasure idiom
the whole of sth or less of sth than you expect or should have

We experienced the full measure of their hospitality.

The concert only lasted an hour, so we felt we were getting short measure.

Main entry:measureidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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