- A shot of spirits - Abrupt (in manner) - Brief - Does an ephemeral thing last for a long or a short time? - Not long - Of little length - Of small stature
- A shot of spirits - A shot of spirits (coll) - Dram - Exhale noisily through nose - Express contempt - Hog noises - To force the air with violence through the nose, so as to
make a noise, as do high-spirited horsed in prancing and play.