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
JerÓNimo	he-RO-nee-mo (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Arijit	-	Bengali
Dolores	[də'ləuris]
Lizbeth	['lizəθ]
Heidrun	-	Norse Mythology, German
Artemis	AHR-tə-mis (English)	Greek Mythology, Greek