He found a few short hairs on the bathroom floor.
short hairs
idiomPubic hair.
The hotel room was not clean, as there were short hairs left in the sink.
The forensic investigator carefully collected the short hairs found on the carpet for further laboratory analysis.
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a day late and a dollar short
Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect.
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a short drop and a sudden stop
A fall to one's death by hanging.
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caught short
unprepared or without enough of something when it is needed
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down to the short strokes
In the final steps or decisive phase of an undertaking, especially one which has been lengthy or laborious.
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draw the short straw
To be selected to do an undesirable task (by drawing the shortest straw or otherwise).
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fall short
To be less satisfactory than expected; to be inadequate or insufficient.
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few sandwiches short of a picnic
Exhibiting disquiet or unsoundness of mind; not sane; mad.
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have someone by the short and curlies
Synonym of have someone by the short hairs.