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fair shake

NOUN
fair chance
Synonyms
WEAK
even break even chance even odds fair treatment fifty-fifty square deal square odds

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Then Mamdani would get a fair shake, and so would the rest of us.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2025

Using the same lawyer means that neither party is getting a fair shake.

From Salon • Aug. 31, 2024

We need a fair shake because this is the biggest fight in heavyweight history.

From BBC • May 16, 2024

Hall argued Karamo never got a fair shake: “As soon as she was elected, people were trying to get her out of her seat.”

From Slate • May 6, 2024

The contraction—usually two words combined into one, as in don’t or I’m—seldom gets a fair shake from English teachers.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner