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fair shake, a
fair shake, a
An equitable bargain or opportunity, as in You can always count on the boss to give his crew a fair shake. This expression probably alludes to the shaking of dice. [Colloquial; early 1800s]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Debby | | DEB-ee | English |
| Huld | | - | Norse Mythology |
| Nit | | - | Egyptian Mythology |
| Ananth | | - | Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Kannada |
| Ewelina | | - | Polish |
| Rishi | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Nepali |