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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
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Name
Gender
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Jolana
-
Czech, Slovak
Rodney
RAHD-nee
English
Mathilda
mə-TIL-də
(English, Swedish)
English, Swedish, Ancient Germanic
Izabella
ee-zah-BEL-lah
(Polish)
Hungarian, Polish
ŠPela
-
Slovene
Ellar
-
Scottish
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