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get the shaft
Sl. to be cheated; to be taken advantage of; to be mistreated. (See also
give someone the shaft.)
Why do I get the shaft when I did nothing wrong? get the shaft
to be treated very unfairly Congress acted, and the average taxpayer once again got the shaft.
get the shaft
(American informal) if someone gets the shaft, they are not treated in a fair way The tax system is all wrong - the rich just get richer and it's the poor who get the shaft. (American informal)
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Obed | | O-bed (English) | Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek |
Mielikki | | - | Finnish Mythology |
Cipriano | | chee-pree-AH-no (Italian) | Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
Kennard | | KEN-ərd | English |
Mato | | - | Croatian |
Susann | | zoo-ZAHN (German) | German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |