Synonyms

crash course

American

noun

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

crash course Idioms

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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crash course

I got a crash course on Angeleno aesthetics and the ins and outs of the rough and tumble San Fernando Valley hurly-burly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

“No one gave a crash course on what to do,” the soldier said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

It set him on a dangerous crash course with Beijing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

For outsiders, Musk v Altman offered a crash course in how power is wielded in Silicon Valley.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

This disaster with Stef was too much of a crash course.

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin

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