short end of the stick
idiomA situation, opportunity, or outcome which is less favorable than situations, opportunities, or outcomes experienced by or available to others.
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a day late and a dollar short
Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect.
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a short drop and a sudden stop
A fall to one's death by hanging.
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arse end of nowhere
A very remote place.
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beat off with a stick
To reject (a person making an unwanted amorous approach).
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beat with the ugly stick
Used to describe someone who is particularly ugly or unattractive.
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big end of town
The top end of town.
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bitter end
The end of a long and difficult process.
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business end
The part of an object (chiefly a tool or weapon) that is physically used for its operation, rather than some other part such as the part by which it is held.