Regina Tuyen Le
2021-10-20 03:10
To get/have the short end of the stick American idiom informal phrasal verb
To be treated unfairly in a deal, resulting in a disadvantage or burden; to be treated unfairly in some way.
The impoverished are always the ones that get the short end of the stick.
Let's see if we can renegotiate the project's responsibilities. I don't want you to feel bitter since you clearly got the short end of the stick.
To be treated unequally, badly, harshly in particular situation
To be treated unfairly or badly
Used to indicate an unfair treatment
Being treated badly and unfairly by someone, especially when you trust them and need their help
The verb "get/ have" should be conjugated according to its tense.
This term was originally reported in the 1930s.
Do you see anything wrong?
Used to allude that the last force, problem or burden which is seemingly minor and small causes a person, system or organisation to collapse or fail
Her husband's violent act last night was the straw that broke the donkey's back and she left him
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