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get the shaft (American, informal) if someone gets the shaft, they are not treated in a fair way. The tax system is all wrong - the rich just get richer and it's the poor who get the shaft. give someone the shaft (American, informal) get the shaft - if someone gets the shaft, they are not treated in a fair way. They gave him the shaft - he lost his job for no reason at all. See also: give get the shaft to be treated very unfairly. Congress acted, and the average taxpayer once again got the shaft. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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