Get the short end of the stick
phrase
To receive less than one is due or to have an unfair disadvantage.
Her brother always gets the bigger piece of cake. She always seems to get the short end of the stick.
Often appears as...
- always get the short end of the stick
- don't want to get the short end of the stick
Usage tips
Idiomatic
phrase
To receive less than one is due or to have an unfair disadvantage.
Her brother always gets the bigger piece of cake. She always seems to get the short end of the stick.
Often appears as...
- always get the short end of the stick
- don't want to get the short end of the stick
Usage tips
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Unfair Disadvantage
Use this phrase to express that someone is unfairly treated compared to others.
Despite working the hardest, he got the short end of the stick at the office.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Impact
This phrase often carries feelings of sympathy or disappointment for the person affected.
After the team lost, the youngest player felt like she got the short end of the stick.
Pro Tip 3/3Colloquial Usage
It's casual and mostly used in spoken English or informal writing.
In our group projects, I always get the short end of the stick with the workload.
Pro Tip 1/3Unfair Disadvantage
Use this phrase to express that someone is unfairly treated compared to others.
Despite working the hardest, he got the short end of the stick at the office.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Impact
This phrase often carries feelings of sympathy or disappointment for the person affected.
After the team lost, the youngest player felt like she got the short end of the stick.
Pro Tip 3/3Colloquial Usage
It's casual and mostly used in spoken English or informal writing.
In our group projects, I always get the short end of the stick with the workload.
Pro Tip 1/3Unfair Disadvantage
Use this phrase to express that someone is unfairly treated compared to others.
Despite working the hardest, he got the short end of the stick at the office.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Impact
This phrase often carries feelings of sympathy or disappointment for the person affected.
After the team lost, the youngest player felt like she got the short end of the stick.
Pro Tip 3/3Colloquial Usage
It's casual and mostly used in spoken English or informal writing.
In our group projects, I always get the short end of the stick with the workload.
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