get the shaft

To be exploited, cheated, or taken advantage of; to be treated unfairly. Whenever a crappy job comes around, I'm always the one who gets the shaft. Once again it's folks living in rural communities who end up getting the shaft.

get the shaft

Sl. to be cheated; to be taken advantage of; to be mistreated. (See also give someone the shaft.) Why do I get the shaft when I did nothing wrong?

See also: get, shaft

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

shaft
give (one) the shaft
give somebody the shaft
give someone the shaft
give the shaft
shafted
tattoo
blued, screwed, and tattooed
screwed, blued, and tattooed
push off on

References in periodicals archive

He or she will have the tools necessary to assist in making sure you don't 'get the shaft' when making this important purchase decision.***The Royal Golf Academy's Junior Golf Programme gets underway next month with a new six-week series of one-hour classes aimed at creating long-term athletic development and golf improvement.

Choosing the right golf shaft

When you get the shafts and 45 [degrees] fittings in the correct alignment dry (without glue), carefully mark each with a sharp knife--scribing both the shaft and the stub on the other end of the 45 [degrees] fitting, and the fittings themselves.

Put your dog to work Make him a PVC cart

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释义	get the shaft get the shaft To be exploited, cheated, or taken advantage of; to be treated unfairly. Whenever a crappy job comes around, I'm always the one who gets the shaft. Once again it's folks living in rural communities who end up getting the shaft. See also: get, shaft Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. get the shaft Sl. to be cheated; to be taken advantage of; to be mistreated. (See also give someone the shaft.) Why do I get the shaft when I did nothing wrong? See also: get, shaft McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: shaft give (one) the shaft give somebody the shaft give someone the shaft give the shaft shafted tattoo blued, screwed, and tattooed screwed, blued, and tattooed push off on References in periodicals archive He or she will have the tools necessary to assist in making sure you don't 'get the shaft' when making this important purchase decision.***The Royal Golf Academy's Junior Golf Programme gets underway next month with a new six-week series of one-hour classes aimed at creating long-term athletic development and golf improvement. Choosing the right golf shaft When you get the shafts and 45 [degrees] fittings in the correct alignment dry (without glue), carefully mark each with a sharp knife--scribing both the shaft and the stub on the other end of the 45 [degrees] fitting, and the fittings themselves. Put your dog to work Make him a PVC cart
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