To get the short end of the stick

To get the short end of the stick

= To be treated unfairly.

遇到不公平的待遇；

The country got the short end of the stick when it agreed to sign the unfair treaty.

當這個國家同意簽署這項不公平的條約時，它就吃虧了。

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