short end of the stick

*short end of the stick

Fig. the smaller or less desirable part, rank, task, or amount. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~; end up with ~.) Why do I always get the short end of the stick? I want my fair share! She's unhappy because she has the short end of the stick again.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Emilia	e-MEEL-yah (Italian, Spanish, Polish), E-mee-lee-ah (Finnish), e-MEE-lee-ah (Swedish)	Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Finnish, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English
Rocco	ROK-ko (Italian)	Italian, Ancient Germanic
Wiebe	VEE-bə (Dutch, German), WEE-bə (Dutch)	Frisian, Dutch, German
Mtendere	mten-DAY-ray	Southern African, Chewa
FranÇOis	frawn-SWAW	French
Gioconda	jo-KON-dah	Italian