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Short End I Wrong Stick Treated Unfairly Receive

Phrase/Idiom get the short / wrong end of the stick
Definition If you get the short end of the stick, you are treated unfairly or receive less than what is due or deserved.
Example After the negotiation, I felt like I got the short end of the stick.

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