English Dictionary

Definition of “a fair crack of the whip”

a fair crack of the whip or (Australian) a fair shake of the dice or a fair go

All any player can expect is to get a fair crack of the whip.

Sun, News of the World (2004)

I have started two games since mid-September and don't feel I'm getting a fair crack of the whip.

Sun, News of the World (2004)

I was full of myself and I wanted a big slice of the action yet I felt I was not really getting a fair crack of the whip.

Botham, Ian & Hayter, Peter Botham - My Autobiography

The sitting Fianna Fáil TD Michael Smith told a local meeting the town should give Fianna Fáil a fair crack of the whip.

Irish Times (2002)

RINO

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Tarball

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Put on the brakes

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TOTUS

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SCOTUS

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ED

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