COMING UP SHORT

Answer each clue with an expression containing the word SHORT.

1. Brief and to the point

2. Tell or explain something quickly

3. With little warning or time to prepare

4. Operating under strict rules and controls

5. Foolish, dim-witted, or mentally off 

6. Finish quickly and easily

7. Pay little attention to

8. Easily angered 

 

Answers:

 

1. Short and sweet

2. Make a long story short

3. On short notice

4. On a short leash

5. One brick short of a load

6. Make short work of

7. Give short shrift

8. Have a short fuse