short strokes

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Definition of short strokes in English Turkish dictionary

short stroke
kısa kurslu
English - English
Bare essentials

She can evoke an entire scene in short strokes, as in this from The Wamsutter Wolf: This trailer was in ruins, broken-backed because its west end had slipped off the cinder-block supports. All the windows had been shot out..

The final steps of an undertaking, especially one which has been lengthy or laborious

Sly and Dave Chandler having set the deal, and Al McAfee moving in to do the legal fine points, Maxwell and Johnson tumbled into our lap for just over a million in cash up front and about twice that in Slumberhaven stock and options. I didn't even have to get involved, except for the short strokes toward the end.

down to the short strokes
In the final steps or decisive phase of an undertaking, especially one which has been lengthy or laborious

I would say we are down to the short strokes, down to the cleanup phase of the investigation, said E. Campion Kersten, a Fox Point lawyer.

down to the short strokes
To the final steps or decisive phase of an undertaking, especially one which has been lengthy or laborious

Anyone who wants to vote on delegates who will then decide whether to ratify the deal must have a membership by the end of this week. It's getting down to the short strokes, MacKay said.

short strokes

    Hyphenation

    Short strokes

    Turkish pronunciation

    şôrt strōks

    Pronunciation

    /ˈsʜôrt ˈstrōks/ /ˈʃɔːrt ˈstroʊks/

    Etymology

    () Possibly an allusion to painting, in which a painter typically finishes a work with short, careful, finishing strokes of the paint brush, or to golf, in which a player concludes each hole by making short strokes with a putter. Other possible origins include rowing, copulation and Roman infantry sword technique.
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