raw deal
Frequency: 6.27.1 per million words
unfair treatment
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- 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.