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fair shake, a
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]
See also:
fair
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Soledad
so-le-DHAHD
Spanish
Matthan
-
Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Susanne
zoo-ZAH-nə
(German)
, soo-SAN-ne
(Danish)
German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Lawanda
lə-WAHN-də
African American
Solis
['səulis]
Gautier
-
French
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