- (a) fair shake
- American, informal
a way of treating someone that is fair.
They want a lawyer who will make sure they get a fair shake in the courts.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
(a) fair shake
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fair shake of the whip — (USA) If everybody has a fair shake of the whip, they all have equal opportunities to do something … The small dictionary of idiomes
fair shake — ☆ fair shake n. Informal fair, just, or equitable treatment … English World dictionary
fair shake — fair′ shake′ n. cvb inf just and equal treatment • Etymology: 1820–30 … From formal English to slang
fair shake — {n.}, {informal} Honest treatment. * /Joe has always given me a fair shake./ … Dictionary of American idioms
fair shake — {n.}, {informal} Honest treatment. * /Joe has always given me a fair shake./ … Dictionary of American idioms
fair shake — noun : fair chance give the negative side a fair shake S.L.Payne * * * Informal. an equitable opportunity or treatment: The judges promised that every entrant in the contest would get a fair shake. [1820 30, Amer.] * * * fair shake, U.S. Informal … Useful english dictionary
Fair Shake of the Sauce Bottle, Mate — Antiquated Australian slang, recently deployed by the country’s prime minister. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s repeated use of the phrase “fair shake of the sauce bottle, mate” has been interpreted by some as a (misguided) attempt to… … Dictionary of unconsidered lexicographical trifles
fair shake — n. a fair chance. (From shaking dice.) □ I want to give you both a fair shake. □ All I want from you is a fair shake … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
fair shake — noun Date: 1830 a fair chance or fair treatment < give the negative side a fair shake S. L. Payne > … New Collegiate Dictionary
fair shake — Informal. an equitable opportunity or treatment: The judges promised that every entrant in the contest would get a fair shake. [1820 30, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
fair\ shake — noun informal Honest treatment. Joe has always given me a fair shake … Словарь американских идиом
