请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 get the short end of the stick
释义
  • English

get the short end of the stick

US and Australian English

to suffer the bad effects of a situation:

The people who get the short end of the stick are those whose income is just too high to qualify for help from the government.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Experiencing and suffering

  • afflict
  • affliction
  • almost/nearly die of sth idiom
  • be a martyr to sth idiom
  • be a victim of your own success idiom
  • be devoured by sth idiom
  • get/have your fingers burned idiom
  • go through sth
  • grip
  • hands-on
  • hold
  • hold on
  • ride
  • run into sth
  • sample
  • seat
  • sense
  • underwent
  • ups and downs
  • writhe

See more results »

随便看

 

英语词典包含110679条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/9/24 6:31:44