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What is the meaning of "to get the short end of the stick" idiom?

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Idiom Conjugations:

 
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Gerund Form of the Idiom:

Getting the short end of the stick can be frustrating.
 
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Idiom Usage:

To get the short end of the stick feels somewhat informal, it could be used for emphasis in a certain more formal situation.
 
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Idiom Scenario 2:


After working for two months on a huge project at work, Mark presented the amazing project to his boss. His boss didn't really comment on the project and Mark was a little disappointed. Two days later Mark is chatting with a colleague ...
Karla: I heard you finished that big project you've been working on?
Mark: Yes. It was a lot of work but I think it turned out really well.
Karla: I'm sure that you'll get a big bonus or something.
Mark: Probably not! My boss presented it to the Directors and took the credit for it.
Karla: That's terrible! You sure got the short end of the stick on that.
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Idiom Scenario 1:


Two friends are talking about their husbands ...
Sarah: Did you talk to Bill about the division of labor in your house?
Gertrude: We talked it over for a couple of hours last night. Bill is going to take care of all the housework except the laundry.
Sarah: Wow! Sounds like a good deal for you. Bill certainly got the short end of the stick on that negotiation.
Gertrude: Do you think so?
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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
 



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