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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]
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fair
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Bent (1)
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Jamin
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Narseh
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