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单词
the short end of the stick
释义
the short end of the stick
in American English
US
the worst of a deal
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Examples of 'the short end of the stick' in a sentence
the short end of the stick
Of course, for all this to happen, somebody had to get the short end of the stick.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2007
)
The result is an uneven balance of styles, with flamenco getting the short end of the stick.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2015
)
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to be choked with sth
to be civil (to sb)
to beckon (to sb)
to be clear about sth
to be clustered around sth
to become/be accustomed to sth
to become conscious of/that
(to become) disillusioned (with sth
to become effective
to become infected
to become inflamed
to be/come off (the) air
to become public
to become sb's second home
to become unbearable
to be/come under review
to be comfortable
to be comfortably off
to be coming along (fine or nicely)
to be committed to sth/doing sth
to be commuted (to life imprisonment)
to be compatible with sb
to be compatible with sth
to be complacent about sth
to be complimentary about sb/sth
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