Idiom
fair crack of the whip
Meaning
Let's have an equitable attempt, match, or process. Used as an appeal for reasonableness.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Give me a fair crack of the whip to explain my side.”
“The new manager promised that every employee would get a fair crack of the whip during the promotion process.”
“Although the odds were stacked against the small startup, the investors agreed to provide a fair crack of the whip before deciding whether to withdraw their funding.”
Examples
simple
“Give me a fair crack of the whip to explain my side.”
contextual
“The new manager promised that every employee would get a fair crack of the whip during the promotion process.”
complex
“Although the odds were stacked against the small startup, the investors agreed to provide a fair crack of the whip before deciding whether to withdraw their funding.”
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