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Idioms and Phrases

An equitable bargain or opportunity, as in You can always count on the boss to give his crew a fair shake . This expression probably alludes to the shaking of dice. [ Colloquial ; early 1800s]

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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