Short End of the stickShort End of the stick : PhrasesMeaning: The inferior part; worse side of an unequal deal. Example: Trudy got the short end of the stick by having to work an extra hour on graveyard shift of Daylight Savings Day. Origin: 1500s origin from term worse end of the staff which in the mid-1800s became short or shitty end of the stick - allegedly from a stick poked up one's rectum by another in command of the situation. Alternative: Fighting with sticks, where having a shorter stick is a disadvantage. Related Phrase: Wrong End Of The Stick. Phrases Index
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