short strokes | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic,usually preceded bythe)The final steps of anundertaking, especially one which has beenlengthyorlaborious.1990, M. E. Morris,The Last Kamikaze,→ISBN,page242:He knows they are in theshort strokes—it's almost over.1998January 8, Peter Botte, “Straw Signing Official Today”, inNew York Daily News, retrieved18 May 2009:Ironing out theshort strokeshas taken a little longer than expected, but it all should be worth the wait for Strawberry when the Yankees officially announce today they have re-signed the rehabbed slugger.2006, William Annett,The Final Undertaking,→ISBN,page87: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 theshort strokestoward the end.; (idiomatic)Bareessentials.2005, Martin Levin, "Shelf Life" (review ofClose RangebyAnnie Proulx),Globe and Mail(Canada), 15 Jan., p. D13:She can evoke an entire scene inshort 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."

Examples:

EN: Three short strokes, that's Michel's signal.
ES: tres pitidos cortos, es la señal de Michel.
ID: Tiga bunyi klakson pendek, Itu sinyal dari Michel.
EN: Kate, the short strokes, please.
ES: Kate, la versión corta, por favor.
EN: I guess now that we're getting down to the short strokes on EduLearn, I've been kind of on edge.
ES: Supongo que ahora que estamos llegando a los toques finales en Edulearn, he estado un poco nervioso.
EN: befun, long distances and short strokes.
ES: Será divertido, tiros largos y cortos.
EN: Slow, short strokes at first.
ES: Golpes lentos y cortos al principio.
EN: Cole has very short strokes. Look at all the shading.
ES: Cole tiene trazos muy cortos.
EN: Open and short strokes.
ES: Alternas. Golpes rápidos y secos.
EN: Just short strokes back and forth.
ES: Sólo movimientos cortos de ida y vuelta.
EN: So, it's gonna be short, short strokes.
ES: Por lo tanto, será un curso corto, corto.
EN: How to apply: Draw a line along both bottom and top lash lines from the inner to the outer corner of your eyes, using short strokes for more control.
HI: आवेदनः अधिक नियंत्रण के लिए छोटे स्ट्रोक का उपयोग करके, अपनी आंखों के बाहरी कोने में आंतरिक से नीचे और शीर्ष लश लाइनों दोनों के साथ एक रेखा बनाएं।
EN: 17-06-2016·Work in slow, short strokes in the direction of the wood grain.
HI: 06-08-2020 - इमली पेड़ पर लटककर लगाई फांसी, हुई मौत . . .
EN: Start at the side of the face using short strokes.
HI: धीरे-धीरे उंगलियों का उपयोग कर चेहरे पर मालिश करें।
EN: Cole has very short strokes.
ID: Cole punya gambar yang lebih pendek.
EN: Use long strokes for stabbing and short strokes for cutting.
ID: Gerakan panjang untuk menusuk, gerakan pendek untuk menebas.
EN: Just use short strokes in the direction of the hair growth and you're done in five minutes.
TE: జస్ట్ జుట్టు పెరుగుదల దిశలో చిన్న స్ట్రోక్స్ ఉపయోగించండి మరియు మీరు ఐదు నిమిషాల్లో పూర్తి.

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