give the shaft

give someone the shaft

Sl. to cheat or deceive someone; to mistreat someone. (See also get the shaft.) The boss really gave Wally the shaft. Somebody always gives me the shaft.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
ÅGe	-	Norwegian
Rigantona	-	Celtic Mythology
Lynch	[lintʃ]
Katariina	KAH-tah-ree:-nah (Finnish)	Finnish, Estonian
Elisheva	-	Hebrew
Veljko	-	Serbian, Croatian