There are so many words that have different meanings in different situations. When someone say that they get "fair shake". This word "shake" has a different meaning from the one we usually use.
The word "shake" in "shake hands" is a verb, but it is a noun in the phrase "fair shake". People use the words in different situations through out thousands of years and that's why we have different forms of a word, let alone the expressions. So it's not proper to guess the meaning of a phrase just through what you see.
In fact, the real meaning of the phrase "fair shake" is easy to understand. John's boss, Mr. lee, gives everybody a fair shake—he gives them all a chance to compete and he treats every man and woman officers with respect.
To "fair enough" means that what you think is making sense and what you can accept. Now let's understand its meaning with an example. A man hit another car because he was driving at a red light. As a result, the man was for the whole accident. That was fair enough.
A. "Fair shake" is a good example. B. Maybe we can know it from a sentence. C. There is another expression about "fair". D. I'm sure you're all familiar with that "shake hands". E. The meaning of an expression is often different from its facial meaning. |
