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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  
n.   Informal
A fair chance, as at achieving success.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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