| 释义 |
the short end of the stick
释义
吃亏：指在某种情况下得到不公平的待遇或处于不利的地位。
例句
1·I got the short end of the stick .
我拿到棍子的短的这头。
2·I'm afraid the poor people will end up getting the short end of the stick again.
恐怕那儿的穷人还会再次吃亏。
3·I've received the short end of the stick too many times during the last ten years.
这十年来我受到的不公平待遇太多了。
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