crash course

noun

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

Also called cram course.

Examples from the web for crash course

So veterans looking for a move into the commercial world often need a crash course in the basics.
We've been wanting to expand our horizons, though, and yesterday's session gave us a crash course in on-location flexibility.
Estimating big game weights: a crash course for the curious.

Contemporary definitions for crash course

noun

a fast, intensive training in or study of a subject, esp. on the basics; also called cram course

Examples

They took a crash course on French before the trip.

Idioms and Phrases with crash course

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