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| ⇒ get the short end of the stick | |||
| 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) | |||
| неблагоприятное положение; невыгодное положение; самое нежелательное; самое худшее | |||
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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) | |||
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short end of the stick : 29 do fraz, 6 tematyki |
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| Idiom | 9 |
| Makarowa | 3 |
| Pospolicie | 13 |
| Slang | 1 |
| Właściwy i obrazowy | 1 |