| 单词 | square deal |
| 释义 | > as lemmassquare deal c. (a) bad (also raw, rough) deal, harsh or unfair treatment, swindling; (b) square deal, equitable treatment, fair dealing. colloquial (originally U.S.). fair deal: see first element. ΘΚΠ society > morality > rightness or justice > [noun] > fairness or equity > action fair play?a1500 square play or dealing1592 the square thing1592 fair dealing1609 to do justice to (a person or thing)1610 fair deal1837 fairation1847 fair do's1859 square deal1876 fair dinkum1881 cricket1900 society > morality > rightness or justice > wrong or injustice > [noun] > unfairness > treatment bad (also raw, rough) deal1912 1876 W. G. Nash New Eng. Life ii. 30 That was a square deal, Mis Brown. 1912 J. Sandilands Western Canad. Dict. & Phrase-bk. 37 Raw deal, a bare-faced swindle. 1927 Lady Astor in Daily Tel. 15 Nov. 9/3 Although we have got the vote we women have a long way to go before we get a positive square deal. 1931 Week-end Rev. 18 Apr. 580/1 I do not believe that in ordinary life Martin would have had such a rough deal. 1938 E. Bowen Death of Heart i. viii. 145 No outside people deserve the bad deal they get from love. 1940 E. C. Bentley Those Days viii. 237 The Opposition were quite content with this situation. If it was what is known nowadays as a raw deal, they did not mind. square deal square deal n. originally U.S. see deal n.2 4c(b). ΚΠ 1895 Cent. Mag. 279/2 I guess it ain't quite a square deal between her and you. 1926 J. Black You can't Win iii. 22 If I was to be treated in this way I would take my money..and go away where I could get a square deal. And if I did not get a square deal, I'd take it. 1928 Britain's Industr. Future (Liberal Industr. Inq.) iii. xvi. § 5. 188 It is impossible to get whole-hearted effort from men unless they are satisfied that they are getting a ‘square deal’. < as lemmas |
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