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short end of the stick

Betonungen
get the short end of the stick
idiom., erkl. неблагоприятное положение; невыгодное положение; самое нежелательное; самое худшее
idiom., kont. кукиш с маслом (“[W]orking people are sick and tired of the bosses getting million-dollar bonuses and the workers getting the short end of the stick.” 4uzhoj)
 Englisch Thesaurus
short end of the stick
idiom. a situation, opportunity, or outcome which is less favorable than situations, opportunities, or outcomes experienced by or available to others (Etymology: Suggested to be a minced oath of shit end of the stick which appears to pre-date "short end of the stick" euphemistically. Possibly also derived from a previous literal meaning, though the precise literal meaning is unclear • “[W]orking people are sick and tired of the bosses getting million-dollar bonuses and the workers getting the short end of the stick.” wiktionary.org)
short end of the stick
: 29 Phrasen in 6 Thematiken
Allgemeine Lexik13
Amerikanisch2
Idiomatisch9
Korrekt und im übertragenen Sinne1
Makarow3
Slang1