short end of the stick

Meaning: (idiomatic)Asituation,opportunity, oroutcomewhich is lessfavorablethan situations, opportunities, or outcomesexperiencedby oravailableto others.Near-synonyms:shitty stick;shortest straw;raw deal1963April,Ralph E. Lapp, "The Strategy of Overkill,"Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists,p. 10 (Google preview):Soviet emphasis on high-yield weapons might give them a megaton surplus. . . . We might then be on theshort end of the stick.1981August 24, Claudia Wallis, “Gee Thanks, Ronnie, but...”, inTime, retrieved10 April 2014:[T]he 44 Governors . . . spent three days in tense, often heated discussion of the enormous political and fiscal problems handed to the states under President Reagan's "new federalism." Said Wisconsin Governor Lee Dreyfus: "There is some apprehension on the part of the Governors that we are getting theshort end of the stick."2010July 9,Bob Herbert, “Restoring a Hallowed Vision”, inNew York Times, retrieved10 April 2014:“[W]orking people are sick and tired of the bosses getting million-dollar bonuses and the workers getting theshort end of the stick.”2012September 2,Tim Jonze, “Africa Express: rolling coverage”, inGuardian, UK, retrieved10 April 2014:Does this mean Middlesbrough get theshort end of the stick, with what will surely be the most ramshackle show of the tour?2021August 5, Shira Ovide, “YouTube Is Underwhelming”, inThe New York Times‎[1],→ISSN:I learned the hard way that people who ditch cable TV still get theshort end of the stick.

Examples:

EN: Monkey with a broad, you wind up on the short end of the stick.
ES: Las mujeres tan sólo nos traen disgustos.
EN: I know when I've been given the short end of the stick.
ES: Sé distinguir una trampa.
EN: - You got the short end of the stick.
ES: - Te tocó la peor parte.
EN: You got the short end of the stick.
ES: A ti te salió cruz.
EN: I'm going to stop giving you the short end of the stick.
ES: No voy a dejar que los problemas sigan recayendo sobre ti.
EN: We are never going to have the short end of the stick.
ES: Siempre tenemos suerte.
EN: All I know is that I went a couple of laps around the track with him, and I ended up with the short end of the stick.
ES: Salí con él y me jodió. Espera.
EN: You know, if this lady's been getting the short end of the stick, maybe you'd like to go a couple laps around the track with us.
ES: Quizás estas muchachas nos quieren hacer un favorcito.
EN: yeah, you're getting the short end of the stick.
ES: Sí, se aprovechan de ti.
EN: Citizens of Onondaga are hardworking people, who usually get the short end of the stick.
ES: En Onondaga la gente trabaja duro y se lleva la peor parte.
EN: The meek just get the short end of the stick!
ES: ¡Los humildes sólo se Ilevan la peor parte!
EN: The last deal we made with you left us with the short end of the stick.
ES: El último trato que hicimos contigo nos dejó muy mal parados a nosotros.
EN: Mendoza was your prize! We worked five years at infiltrating him. It ended in a bloodbath with us on the short end of the stick.
ES: Trabajamos durante cinco años para infiltrarnos en su organización, y todo terminó en una masacre por la que nos culparon.
EN: Getting the short end of the stick and all.
ES: Después de todo lo que te pasó.
EN: I know, I just feel like Dan got the short end of the stick.
ES: Lo sé, pero pienso que Dan se llevó la peor parte.

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