shrift /shrift/

1. Orig a prescribed penance
2. Absolution
3. Confession
4. A confessional (Shakespeare)

short shrift noun

1. A short time for confession before execution
2. Summary treatment of a person or a matter

• go through fire and water
• go through the hoop
• go through the mill
• go through the motions
• go through the roof
• go through with
• go through with a fine-toothed comb
• gothy
• go to
• go'-to
• go to all lengths
• go to any length
• go to any lengths
• go to bat for
• go to bed
• go to bed with
• go to court
• go to earth
• go to extremes
• go to grass
• go to great lengths
• go to ground
• go to law with
• go to market
• go-to-meeting