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fair shake

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fair shake
n. Informal
A fair chance, as at achieving success.


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During the campaign he acknowledged that being gay added a wrinkle to his candidacy but added that he believed most Detroiters would give him a fair shake.
Dodd said he welcomed "constructive input from those in the financial services sector who share our commitment, by the way, to making sure that American families get a fair shake.
In the August 18 issue of THE NEW AMERICAN, Ed Hiserodt doesn't give electric cars a fair shake in his article touting algae as a principal energy source for the future ("Algae May Be an Energy Answer").
 
 
 
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