make sth brief
Frequency: 7.918.2 per million words
To cause something to be short.
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Examples (10)
- Could you make it brief? I have a meeting in ten minutes.
- I'll try to make my speech brief, as I know you're all eager for lunch.
- Please make your answers brief and to the point.
- The chairman asked the presenter to make his presentation brief.
- He decided to make the story brief for the children.
- Let's make this meeting brief; we only have a few items on the agenda.
- She made her goodbye brief to avoid crying.
- If you make your explanation brief, people are more likely to understand it.
- Making the introduction brief is key to keeping the audience engaged.
- The manager always makes the weekly update brief on Fridays.