to get the short end of the stick meaning?

Question

What is the meaning of "to get the short end of the stick" idiom?

Answer 1

 

Idiom Conjugations:

 

Answer 2

Gerund Form of the Idiom:

Getting the short end of the stick can be frustrating.
 

Answer 3

Idiom Usage:

To get the short end of the stick feels somewhat informal, it could be used for emphasis in a certain more formal situation.
 

Answer 4

Idiom Scenario 2:

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After working for two months on a huge project at work, Mark presented the amazing project to his boss. His boss didn't really comment on the project and Mark was a little disappointed. Two days later Mark is chatting with a colleague ...

Karla: I heard you finished that big project you've been working on?
Mark: Yes. It was a lot of work but I think it turned out really well.
Karla: I'm sure that you'll get a big bonus or something.
Mark: Probably not! My boss presented it to the Directors and took the credit for it.
Karla: That's terrible! You sure got the short end of the stick on that.

 

Answer 5

Idiom Scenario 1:

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Two friends are talking about their husbands ...

Sarah: Did you talk to Bill about the division of labor in your house?
Gertrude: We talked it over for a couple of hours last night. Bill is going to take care of all the housework except the laundry.
Sarah: Wow! Sounds like a good deal for you. Bill certainly got the short end of the stick on that negotiation.
Gertrude: Do you think so?

 
 

Answer 6

Idiom Definition:

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"to get the short end of the stick"

to receive the losing proportion in some sort of arrangement, exchange, situation or deal

Synonyms: bust, contraction, debit, deficiency, deficit, demerit, detriment, disadvantage, expense, fail, failure, fault, flop, forfeit, harm, insufficient, lack, lose, loss, meager, non-success, paddling, reduce, reduction, reverse, ruin, setback, shellacking, short, shortage, shortfall, shrinkage, trouncing, whipping