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:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Bent (1)BENTDanish
Jamin-Biblical
Narseh-Ancient Persian
Aram (1)-Kurdish
Beatabe-AH-tah (Polish, German)Polish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Late Roman
Shipley['ʃipli]