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	Pronounced	Usage
Frans	FRAHNS (Dutch, Finnish)	Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Dell	DEL	English
Wilson	WIL-sən	English
Springer	['spriŋə]
Raeburn	RAY-bərn	English (Rare)
Ruiha	-	Maori