词组 | give you the shaft |
释义 | (redirected from give you the shaft)give (one) the shaftTo exploit, cheat, or take advantage of one; to treat one unfairly. Whenever a promotion comes around, management always manages to give me the shaft. Because we live in a tiny, rural community, we feel like the government tends to give us the shaft. give someone the shaftSl. to cheat or deceive someone; to mistreat someone. (See also get the shaft.) The boss really gave Wally the shaft. Somebody always gives me the shaft. give somebody the ˈshaft(American English, informal) treat somebody unfairly: It seems to me that the big corporations are keeping all the money for themselves and giving the shaft to ordinary consumers, as usual.give someone the shaft tv. to cheat or deceive someone; to mistreat someone. (see also shaft.) The boss really gave Willy the shaft. |
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