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      [Noun]  | "fair shake" 


      1: a fair chance or fair treatment


      Origin: 1820 ;

      [Noun]  | "a fair shake" 


      1: a fair deal : fair treatment

      [Noun]  | "fair shake" 


      1: the practice of giving to others what is their due;


        * e.g., " ... it's going to be tough to get a fair shake the way this country's legal system is set up "





       [ "fair shake" ]

      1: Meaning that when one does something for a period of time to see if it is right for themselves to use/do. Also potentially meaning a period of time given to an event or person in regards to actions.

        * e.g.,  ... I gave Carl a fair shake in being my friend. He blew it. I went to the gym for three months, I gave it a fair shake. 

       [ "Fair shake of the sauce bottle" ]

      1: Synonymous with fair go i.e. a chance

        * e.g.,  ... Speaking to Sky News after the swearing in of new ministers, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd rejected the view that not enough women were promoted. "Fair shake of the sauce bottle, mate," he said. "If you were to compare what this Government has done in terms of the promotion of women of talent and ability compared with our predecessors, it's chalk and cheese." 

       [ "fair shake of the sauce bottle" ]

      1: Used to inform somebody that they’re taking more than their share or are engaged in some kind of unfair practice.

        * e.g.,  ... In June 2009, Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd when persistently questioned by a reporter about how he'd arrived at a decision about the composition of his ministers, responded three times during an interview "Fair shake of the sauce bottle, mate." Critics thought he was trying too hard to use Australian slang to boost his popular appeal. 

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