| 单词 | a fair go |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa fair go Usually as a fair go. A fair chance, a ‘square deal’; a fair contest; equitable or reasonable treatment.Originally in sporting and betting contexts. ΘΚΠ society > morality > rightness or justice > [noun] > fairness or equity > situation fair chasec1400 a fair go1888 go1954 1888 Referee (Sydney) 1 Mar. 7/6 Many of his backers consider that they did not have a fair go for their money. 1897 Tocsin (Melbourne) 9 Dec. 9/2 The lucky drawers of starters in ‘Tatt's’ sweep were all so anxious to have a fair go with their ‘neddies’ that they laid the individuals named large sums to nothing in the event of a win. 1903 Commonw. Austral. Parl. Deb. XVII. 5315/1 So that we may have what the Minister for Trade and Customs would call ‘a fair go’ between the various sites which have been reported upon. 1940 Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, Austral.) 28 Oct. 2/6 Australia is known all over the world as the land of the ‘fair go’. 1961 P. White Riders in Chariot xi. 346 A man stands a better chance of a fair go if he's got a mate. 1976 P. Gifford Loosehead Len's Bumper Thump Bk. 12 We've certainly given Frogolia a fair go in the past. 2003 E. Noble Reading Group 249 The book didn't get a fair go. 2010 K. Howarth Ten Hail Marys xxxiii. 261 Imagine that, having to be asked if you wanted to give the original people of this country [sc. Australia] a fair go. < as lemmas |
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