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
Elissa (1)	-	Roman Mythology
Spencer	SPEN-sər	English
Helmuth	HEL-moot	German
Humbert	HUWM-bert (German), um-BER (French), HUM-bərt (English)	German, French, English (Rare), Ancient Germanic
Lurdes	-	Portuguese
Ksawery	ksah-VE-ri	Polish