fair shake

noun Informal.
an equitable opportunity or treatment: The judges promised that every entrant in the contest would get a fair shake.

Origin:
1820–30, Americanism

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fair shake definition


  1. n.
    a fair chance. (From shaking dice.) : I want to give you both a fair shake.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Fair shake is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
Example sentences
It's an approach that asks everyone to pay their fair share and makes sure
  everyone gets a fair shake.
We've got a lot to do to make sure that everyone in this country gets a fair
  shake and a fair shot and a chance to get ahead.
All they're asking for is a chance, and a fair shake.
The inflammatory ills of loneliness, an enzymatic explanation for stuttering
  and the alchemists who deserve a fair shake.
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