short-sheet
/ˈʃɔːtʃiːt/verb
with obj.
1- N. Amer. informal make (a bed) as an apple-pie bed〈北美, 非正式〉把(床)铺得使人无法伸直腿。
1.1
- give an apple-pie bed to (someone)让…睡无法伸直腿的床铺。
1.2
- cheat or treat unjustly欺骗; 不公平对待:
we retirees have been short-sheeted for a long time.
我们这些退休人员受骗已很久了。