Idiom Definition:
"to get the short end of the stick"
to receive the losing proportion in some sort of arrangement, exchange, situation or deal
Synonyms:
bust, contraction, debit, deficiency, deficit, demerit, detriment, disadvantage, expense, fail, failure, fault, flop, forfeit, harm, insufficient, lack, lose, loss, meager, non-success, paddling, reduce, reduction, reverse, ruin, setback, shellacking, short, shortage, shortfall, shrinkage, trouncing, whipping