a raw deal
bad or unfair treatment:
He said that many children in the city's schools were getting/being given a raw deal by being taught in classes that were too large.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Treating people or animals badly
- at the hands of sb idiom
- batten
- batten on sb
- be heavy on sb idiom
- be put upon
- bleed
- grind
- jerk sb around
- knife
- knock
- knock sb around
- lay a finger on sb idiom
- put sb through sth
- shit on sb
- shortchange
- shove
- shove sb around
- smite
- torment
- walk all over sb idiom
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