(give get) a fair shake
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(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
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
get a fair shake — get (or give someone) a fair shake informal get (or give someone) just treatment or a fair chance I do not believe he gave the industry a fair shake … Useful english 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
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
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
fair — fair1 W2S1 [feə US fer] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(reasonable and acceptable)¦ 2¦(treating everyone equally)¦ 3¦(quite large)¦ 4¦(hair/skin)¦ 5¦(according to the rules)¦ 6¦(level of ability)¦ 7¦(weather)¦ 8 have had more than your fair share of something 9… … Dictionary of contemporary English
shake — 1 / SeIk/ past tense shook past participle shaken verb 1 MOVEMENT (I) to move up and down or from side to side with quick repeated movements: His hand shook as he signed the paper. | The ground was shaking beneath their feet. | shake with… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
shake — shake1 W2S3 [ʃeık] v past tense shook [ʃuk] past participle shaken [ˈʃeıkən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move)¦ 2¦(body)¦ 3 shake your head 4 shake somebody s hand/shake hands with somebody 5¦(shock)¦ 6 shake somebody s confidence/beliefs etc 7 somebody s voice… … Dictionary of contemporary English
