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idiomget the short end (of the stick) AmEAmE(also be on the short end of sth)to be unfairly treated, or have fewer advantages than other people have:Because we couldn't afford to hire lawyers to go to court, we felt we got the short end of the stick.Women are still getting the short end of the employment stick.Many studies show rural America to be on the short end of the social and economic scale.
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