- get a fair shake
- get (or give someone) a fair shakeinformal get (or give someone) just treatment or a fair chance
I do not believe he gave the industry a fair shake
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(give get) a fair shake — (give sb/get) a fair ˈshake f26 idiom (NAmE, informal) (to give sb/get) fair treatment that gives you the same chance as sb else • Are minority students getting a fair shake at college? Main entry: ↑fair … Useful english dictionary
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 — Informal. an equitable opportunity or treatment: The judges promised that every entrant in the contest would get a fair shake. [1820 30, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
get (or give someone) a fair shake N. Amer. — get (or give someone) a fair shake N. Amer. informal get (or give someone) fair treatment. → shake … English new terms dictionary
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
a fair shake — see ↑shake, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑fair a fair shake informal : a fair deal : fair treatment The judge gave him a fair shake. [=the judge treated him fairly] She expected to get a fair shak … Useful english dictionary
(give somebody) a fair shake — (give sb/get) a fair ˈshake f26 idiom (NAmE, informal) (to give sb/get) fair treatment that gives you the same chance as sb else • Are minority students getting a fair shake at college? Main entry: ↑fair … Useful english dictionary
(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
shake — [shāk] vt. shook, shaken, shaking [ME schaken < OE sceacan, akin to LowG schaken < IE * skeg , var. of base * skek > SHAG1] 1. to cause to move up and down, back and forth, or from side to side with short, quick movements 2. to bring,… … English World dictionary
