raw deal

English

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Noun

raw deal (plural raw deals)

  1. (idiomatic) A situation in which a person is taken advantage of or treated unfairly; a situation in which a person is led to expect something, but receives either nothing or much less than was expected.
    Synonyms: bum deal, rum deal

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