the dirty end of the stick

The worst, least pleasant, or most difficult aspect of something. Usually used after "get." You have to stay tough during business negotiations or else you may end up getting the dirty end of the stick. With three older brothers, I always get the dirty end of the stick when it comes to doing chores.

the dirty end of the stick

the difficult or unpleasant part of a task or situation. informal

2000 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) I still feel a bit sorry for Hugh, he always seems to get the dirty end of the stick.

See also: dirty, end, of, stick

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

See also:

make (something) seem like a picnic
put the dampener on (something)
put the damper on (something)
a man without a smiling face must not open a shop
dampener
damper
put a dampener on (something)
put a damper on
put a damper on (something)
put a damper on something

References in periodicals archive

Can it really be that people who seemed to have been handed the dirty end of the stick by life will actually come to find happiness?

Winslet's Labor of love; Brit star Kate and Josh Brolin are brilliant in an emotion-jangling tale of love, desertion and peach pie

As the most rural and sparsely populated district we tend to get the dirty end of the stick when anything is decided in Caernarfon, the county town.

Fewer councils mean people lose out; YOUR LETTERS TO THE NATIONAL NEWSPAPER OF WALES

DO we make our own luck, or is it thrust upon a select few while others get the dirty end of the stick?

THE MAN WHO HAD ALL THE LUCK; Review Liverpool Playhouse

Quickfire Antrim goals before the interval from Ciaran Herron and captain Colm McGuckian put the Saffrons into a lead they would hold almost until the death.But Codd - who hit a huge 1-7 - kickstarted the revival late on and Jacob showed his mettle with a wonderful point in the eye of that late storm to help seal it.If Wexford got the rub of the green then Antrim got the dirty end of the stick. Twice referee Pat Horanintervened to turn the course of the game against Antrim in dubious circumstances.

GAA: BATTERED BY A SLIPPERY CODD; Wexford......2-15 Antrim.........2-12 Unlucky Saffrons robbed by ref but Paul's well in Wexford

A YOU do seem to have got the dirty end of the stick. All you can do is to keep telling the truth, but you're also entitled to a little righteous indignation.

Problem Page: Just Joan; Ex-wife's love life is talk of steamie

"We have a lot of hope, but we are cautious because in the past we have always gotten the dirty end of the stick over matters of land use and resource benefits."

Bands' deal with mine hinges on environmental assessment

Mr Clarke said he appreciated that teachers feared that 'you are always going to be picking up the dirty end of the stick over anything that comes around the corner'.

Don't let blame culture halt school outings, Clarke says

Hollyoaks (C4):Matt signs up to do an errand for Scott while Craig gets the dirty end of the stick.

TV: Soap watch

词组	the dirty end of the stick
释义	the dirty end of the stick the dirty end of the stick The worst, least pleasant, or most difficult aspect of something. Usually used after "get." You have to stay tough during business negotiations or else you may end up getting the dirty end of the stick. With three older brothers, I always get the dirty end of the stick when it comes to doing chores. See also: dirty, end, of, stick Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. the dirty end of the stick the difficult or unpleasant part of a task or situation. informal 2000 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) I still feel a bit sorry for Hugh, he always seems to get the dirty end of the stick. See also: dirty, end, of, stick Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: make (something) seem like a picnic put the dampener on (something) put the damper on (something) a man without a smiling face must not open a shop dampener damper put a dampener on (something) put a damper on put a damper on (something) put a damper on something References in periodicals archive Can it really be that people who seemed to have been handed the dirty end of the stick by life will actually come to find happiness? Winslet's Labor of love; Brit star Kate and Josh Brolin are brilliant in an emotion-jangling tale of love, desertion and peach pie As the most rural and sparsely populated district we tend to get the dirty end of the stick when anything is decided in Caernarfon, the county town. Fewer councils mean people lose out; YOUR LETTERS TO THE NATIONAL NEWSPAPER OF WALES DO we make our own luck, or is it thrust upon a select few while others get the dirty end of the stick? THE MAN WHO HAD ALL THE LUCK; Review Liverpool Playhouse Quickfire Antrim goals before the interval from Ciaran Herron and captain Colm McGuckian put the Saffrons into a lead they would hold almost until the death.But Codd - who hit a huge 1-7 - kickstarted the revival late on and Jacob showed his mettle with a wonderful point in the eye of that late storm to help seal it.If Wexford got the rub of the green then Antrim got the dirty end of the stick. Twice referee Pat Horanintervened to turn the course of the game against Antrim in dubious circumstances. GAA: BATTERED BY A SLIPPERY CODD; Wexford......2-15 Antrim.........2-12 Unlucky Saffrons robbed by ref but Paul's well in Wexford A YOU do seem to have got the dirty end of the stick. All you can do is to keep telling the truth, but you're also entitled to a little righteous indignation. Problem Page: Just Joan; Ex-wife's love life is talk of steamie "We have a lot of hope, but we are cautious because in the past we have always gotten the dirty end of the stick over matters of land use and resource benefits." Bands' deal with mine hinges on environmental assessment Mr Clarke said he appreciated that teachers feared that 'you are always going to be picking up the dirty end of the stick over anything that comes around the corner'. Don't let blame culture halt school outings, Clarke says Hollyoaks (C4):Matt signs up to do an errand for Scott while Craig gets the dirty end of the stick. TV: Soap watch
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