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get the short end

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get the short end (of the stick)
to feel that you are being treated particularly badly in comparison with other people When the mayor cut our budget almost in half, I felt like we were getting the short end of the stick. I always feel like I'm getting the short end, that I'm being cheated out of something.
See also: end, get, short


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As a result, fruits and vegetables get the short end of the promotional stick, while unhealthful food is fixed in children's minds as special and desirable.
While some favored business or businesses may benefit from such tax breaks and other subsidies, many economic analyses make clear that other businesses and taxpayers get the short end of the stick.
As might be expected, predominantly minority communities usually get the short end.
 
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