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[short list] or [short-listed]{v. phr.} To place on the list of select finalists for a job. •/Only three of the twenty-seven applicants were short-listed for the assistant professorial vacancy in our department./

[short of(1)]{adj. phr.} 1. Less or worse than. •/Don’t do anything short of your best./ 2. Not having enough. •/We did not buy anything because we were short of money./ •/The girls were asked to wait on tables because the kitchen was short of help./

[short of(2)]{adv. phr.} Away from; at a distance from. •/The day’s drive still left us a hundred miles short of the ocean./ •/The golfer’s shot fell far short of the hole./

[short of breath]{adj.} Panting and wheezing. •/He ran up six flights of stairs so rapidly that he was short of breath for several minutes./

[short-order cook]{n.} A person who prepares food that cooks quickly. •/Bruce found a summer job as a short-order cook in a drive-in restaurant./ •/The new diner needs another short-order cook./ Compare: SLING HASH.

[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./

[short-spoken]{adj.} Using so few words that you seem impatient or angry; speaking in a short impatient way; saying as little as possible in an unfriendly way. •/Jim is always short-spoken when he is tired./ •/We were hoping to borrow Dad’s car, but he was so short-spoken when he came home that we were afraid to ask./

[shot] See: BIG CHEESE or BIG SHOT, BY A LONG SHOT, CALL ONE’S SHOT, CALL THE SHOTS, FOUL SHOT, LONG SHOT.

[shot in the arm]{n. phr.}, {informal} Something inspiring or encouraging. •/The general’s appearance was a shot in the arm for the weary soldiers./ •/We were ready to quit, but the coach’s talk was a shot in the arm./

[shot in the dark]{n. phr.} An attempt without much hope or chance of succeeding; a wild guess. •/A was just a shot in the dark, but I got the right answer to the teacher’s question./

[shot through with] Full of. •/His speech was shot through with praise for the president./ •/Jane’s letter was shot through with hints for a pony./

[shoulder] See: CHIP ON ONE’S SHOULDER, COLD SHOULDER, GOOD HEAD ON ONE’S SHOULDERS, HEAD AND SHOULDERS, PUT ONE’S SHOULDER TO THE WHEEL, ON ONE’S SHOULDERS, RUB ELBOWS or RUB SHOULDERS, SQUARE ONE’S SHOULDERS, WEIGHT OF THE WORLD ON ONE’S SHOULDERS.

[shoulder to cry on] or [to lean on]{n. phr.} A sympathetic person who is willing to listen to one’s complaints and troubles. •/When Ken left her, Donna needed a shoulder to lean on, and Bob was right there to fill the role./

[shoulder to shoulder]{adv. phr.} 1. One beside the other; together. •/The three boys were shoulder to shoulder all during the working hours./ Compare: SIDE BY SIDE. 2. Each helping the other; in agreement; together. — Often used with "stand". •/We can win the fight if we all stand shoulder to shoulder./ Compare: SEE EYE TO EYE.

[shoulder to the wheel] See: PUT ONE’S SHOULDER TO THE WHEEL.

[shout down]{v.} To object loudly to; defeat by shouting. •/Grace suggested that we give our club money to charity, but she was shouted down./ •/The crowd shouted down the Mayor’s suggestions./

[shout from the housetops] or [shout from the rooftops]{v. phr.}, {informal} To tell everyone; broadcast, especially one’s own personal business. •/Mr. Clark was so happy when his son was born that he shouted the news from the housetops./ •/When Mary bleached her hair, her neighbors shouted it from the housetops./

[shouting] See: ALL OVER BUT THE SHOUTING.

[shove down one’s throat] or [ram down one’s throat]{v. phr.}, {informal} To force you to do or agree to (something not wanted or liked.) •/We didn’t want Mr. Bly to speak at our banquet, but the planning committee shoved him down our throats./ •/The president was against the idea, but the club members rammed it down his throat./

[shove off] See: PUSH OFF.

[show] See: GET THE SHOW ON THE ROAD, GO TO SHOW or GO TO PROVE, ROAD SHOW, STEAL THE SHOW, TALENT SHOW, VARIETY SHOW, WHOLE CHEESE or WHOLE SHOW.

[show a clean pair of heels] See: TAKE TO ONE’S HEELS.

[show around]{v. phr.} To act as a host or guide to someone; to show newly arrived people or strangers what’s what and where. •/When Gordon and Rose arrived in Hawaii for the first time, their host showed them around the islands./

[show cause]{v. phr.} To give a reason or explanation. •/The judge asked the defendants to show cause why they should not be held without bail./

[showdown]{n.} A final challenge or confrontation during which both sides have to use all of their resources. •/You cannot know a country’s military strength until a final showdown occurs./

[showgirl]{n.} One who works as an entertainer in a bar or nightclub, musical show, etc. •/Several famous Hollywood stars actually started their careers as showgirls./

[show in] or [out] or [up] or [to the door]{v. phr.} To usher; conduct; accompany. •/"My husband will show you in," Mary said to the guests when they arrived at the door./

[showoff]{n.} A boastful person. •/Jim always has to be the center of attention; he is an insufferable showoff./

[show off]{v. phr.} 1. To put out nicely for people to see; display; exhibit. •/The Science Fair gave Julia a chance to show off her shell collection./ •/The girls couldn’t wait to show off their fine needlework to our visitors./ 2. {informal} To try to attract attention; also, try to attract attention to. •/The children always show off when we have company./ •/Joe hasn’t missed a chance to show off his muscles since that pretty girl moved in next door./