Cliff notes

ˈklɪf ˌnoʊts

Definition of Cliff notes - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

summary

quick overview of an event or situation

He gave me the Cliff notes of the meeting.

overview

summary

synopsis

education

brief summary of a larger work

She read the Cliff notes before the exam.

abstract

summary

synopsis

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Expressions with cliff

follow someone off a cliff

copy someone’s choices blindly, even when they cause serious harm

Investors foolishly followed the charismatic CEO off a cliff.

fall off a cliff

lose control or stability

The project fell off a cliff after the manager left.

fall off the cliff

suddenly decrease in quality or success

The company's sales fell off the cliff last year.

cliff face

steep vertical section of a cliff

The climbers scaled the cliff face with caution.

cliff diving

taking a big risk or plunge

Starting the new business felt like cliff diving.

cliff rose

shrub with white or yellow flowers growing on rocky ground

The cliff rose blooms beautifully on the rocky hillside.

Examples of Cliff notes in a sentence

She read the Cliff notes before the exam.
The Cliff notes helped him pass the test.
I bought the Cliff notes for a quick review.

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French:grandes lignes, résumé, ...
German:Cliff Notes, Lektürehilfe, ...
Italian:riassunto, appunti, ...
Spanish:resumen, apuntes de Cliff, ...
Portuguese:resumo, resumos do Cliff, ...
Chinese:简要说明, 简明笔记, ...
Japanese:クリフノート, ...
Arabic:مُلَخَّص سَرِيع, مُلَخَّص, ...
Hebrew:תַּקְצִיר, תַּקְצִירִים, ...
Russian:краткое содержание, конспекты Cliff, ...
Ukrainian:короткий огляд, короткий зміст, ...
Hindi:क्लिफ नोट्स, ...
Bengali:সংক্ষিপ্ত বিবরণ, ক্লিফ নোটস, ...
Catalan:resum, resums, ...
Czech:stručné shrnutí, shrnutí, ...
Danish:kort version, CliffsNotes, ...
Dutch:Cliff notes, ...
Greek:σημειώματα Cliff, περιλήψεις, ...
Hungarian:rövid összefoglaló, tartalmi kivonat, ...
Khmer:សេចក្តីសង្ខេប, សង្ខេបសៀវភៅ, ...
Korean:요약, 요약본, ...
Persian:خلاصه, خلاصه‌ها, ...
Polish:streszczenie, ...
Portuguese (BR):resumo, resumos do Cliff, ...
Romanian:rezumat, ...
Swedish:snabbgenomgång, sammandrag, ...
Thai:สรุป, คลิฟโน้ต, ...
Turkish:Cliff notları, ...
Vietnamese:bản tóm tắt, bản tóm tắt Cliff, ...

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