fair crack of the whip
(UK, colloquial, informal) An equitable opportunity to achieve something.
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(UK, colloquial, informal) An equitable opportunity to achieve something.
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(Australia, idiomatic, colloquial, informal) Let's have an equitable attempt, match, or process. .
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- fair go68%
(Australia, NZ, informal) A reasonable or equitable opportunity to attempt something.
- fairs64%
Fairs is a clipped British slang version of fair's fair — an appeal to basic fairness or equal treatment. You'd say it when someone's pushing their luck or getting more than their share. Short, punchy, and instantly understood in British English, it doubles as both a mild protest and a reminder that everyone should get a square deal.
- fair suck of the sauce bottle62%
(Australia, colloquial, informal) A fair chance, a reasonable opportunity; a fair go.
- get one's fairing61%
(Scotland) To get what one deserves.