crash course

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noun

a brief, intensive course of instruction, as to prepare one quickly for a test.

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Also called cram course.

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Examples from the Web for crash course

Since it was early afternoon, Rinzler gave me a crash-course in “right drinking” over a pot of Chrysanthemum tea.
Meditation Teacher Lodro Rinzler Rebrands Buddhism to Deal with Drinking and Sex|Allison Yarrow|February 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Idioms and Phrases with crash course

crash course

A short, intensive training course, as in Daisy planned to take a crash course in cooking before she got married. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]

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