raw deal

Frequency: 6.27.1 per million words

unfair treatment

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Examples (20)

  • He felt he got a raw deal when his colleague received the promotion instead of him.
  • She got a really raw deal after the restructuring.
  • The factory workers claimed they were getting a raw deal on wages and working conditions.
  • It's a raw deal for small businesses when fees keep rising.
  • Many small farmers feel they get a raw deal from the large supermarket chains.
  • He felt he was given a raw deal by the judge.
  • She believed her son had been given a raw deal by the justice system.
  • Don't give interns such a raw deal; pay them fairly.
  • Compared to other countries, our athletes got a raw deal in terms of funding.
  • They're getting a raw deal compared with their peers.
  • The press gave the new politician a pretty raw deal, focusing only on his mistakes.
  • In my view, renters have long had a raw deal in this city.
  • After the divorce, he complained to everyone that he had gotten a raw deal.
  • After the mistake, the customer service team tried to fix what was clearly a raw deal.
  • It's a raw deal when you do all the work and someone else takes the credit.
  • Why do whistleblowers so often end up with a raw deal?
  • The community group argued that the new zoning laws gave them a raw deal.
  • History shows that marginalized groups received a raw deal for decades.
  • Do you ever feel like life has given you a raw deal?
  • If we cut support now, rural communities will get a raw deal again.