"fair shake" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-fair shake.ogg Forms: fair shakes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fair shake (plural fair shakes)
  1. (idiomatic) Reasonable, unbiased treatment; a fair deal. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: fair crack of the whip, fair go, fair shake of the sauce bottle, fair suck of the sav, fair suck of the sauce bottle Related terms: no great shakes
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