Question of the Day #1151

Dads under pressure: are modern fathers getting a raw deal?

From the headline of this article at The Times.

  上記の文で、a raw dealの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "a raw deal" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〈話〉ひどい［不当な］仕打ち、不公平な扱い

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

an instance of unfair treatment

 

Examples

1. He said that many children in the city's schools were getting/being given a raw deal by being taught in classes that were too large.
2. He felt he had gotten a raw deal but didn’t complain.
3. Shareholders have had a pretty raw deal over the past couple of years. Times, Sunday Times (2012)
4. Even some of the biggest stars in U.S. running seemed to be getting a raw deal. — Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 12 May 2020
5. The streaming wars have created an arms race for the hottest shows and movies, but the writers behind them are getting a raw deal. — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2021

   

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