short end

Noun

Meaning

short end (plural short ends)

Alternative form of short end of the stick

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

microcosmic counterfoil

Examples

Never trade a secret, you'll always get the short end of the bargain. John le Carré

Veterans continue to get the short end of the stick when it comes to this administration. Corrine Brown

Goon Squad' took about three years to write and that's the short end. My second novel, 'Look at Me,' took six years. Jennifer Egan

So if the punks come here, they're going to dance with the devil and get the short end of the horn. (Zarek) No one better than my Zarek to rip someone's head off. You two should get along famously. (Astrid) Sherrilyn Kenyon

If it's really so wonderful that both partners have to work to make a living to pay for their house, for health insurance, someone is obviously going to get the short end of the stick. Eric Braeden

If you don't do what's best for your body, you're the one who comes up on the short end. Julius Erving

Close letter words and terms

short duration short e short easily remembered phrase short end of the stick short ess short exact sequence