to give sb a raw deal

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• raw deal — {n. phr.} Unfair treatment; inequity. * /Barry got a raw deal when he was sent to teach the class on advanced nuclear physics; he s an inexperienced graduate student./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• raw deal — {n. phr.} Unfair treatment; inequity. * /Barry got a raw deal when he was sent to teach the class on advanced nuclear physics; he s an inexperienced graduate student./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• (a) raw deal — unfair treatment. If you feel you ve had a raw deal, you can always sue me. Usage notes: often used with give or get: Workers who felt they were getting a raw deal quit …   New idioms dictionary

• raw — [rɔː ǁ rɒː] adjective [only before a noun] 1. MANUFACTURING raw metals or other substances are in their natural state and have not been prepared or used to make anything: • German companies produced 6.1% less raw iron in March. • the export of… …   Financial and business terms

• deal — deal1 W1S1 [di:l] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(agreement)¦ 2 a great deal 3¦(treatment)¦ 4 it s a deal 5¦(cards)¦ 6¦(wood)¦ 7 a deal of something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: dAl] 1.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• deal — deal1 [ dil ] noun *** ▸ 1 a formal agreement ▸ 2 how someone is treated ▸ 3 act of giving cards ▸ 4 what is happening ▸ 5 type of wood ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count a formal agreement, especially in business or politics: a business/peace/land deal deal …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• deal — 1 /di:l/ verb past tense and past participle dealt /delt/ 1 also deal out (I, T) to give playing cards to each of the players in a game: deal sth (out) to sb: Deal out three cards to each player. 2 (I) informal to buy and sell illegal drugs: Many …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• deal */*/*/ — I UK [diːl] / US [dɪl] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms deal : present tense I/you/we/they deal he/she/it deals present participle dealing past tense dealt UK [delt] / US past participle dealt 1) deal or deal out to give cards to the… …   English dictionary

• deal — I [[t]di͟ːl[/t]] QUANTIFIER USES ♦♦♦ 1) QUANT: QUANT of n uncount/def n (emphasis) If you say that you need or have a great deal of or a good deal of a particular thing, you are emphasizing that you need or have a lot of it. ...a great deal of… …   English dictionary

• deal — deal1 /deel/, v., dealt, dealing, n. v.i. 1. to occupy oneself or itself (usually fol. by with or in): Botany deals with the study of plants. He deals in generalities. 2. to take action with respect to a thing or person (fol. by with): Law courts …   Universalium

• deal — I. /dil / (say deel) verb (dealt, dealing) –verb (i) 1. to conduct oneself towards persons: deal fairly. 2. to distribute, especially the cards required in a game. 3. Colloquial to sell recreational drugs. 4. (in the imperative) Colloquial to… …