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1the shaft — N. Amer. informal harsh or unfair treatment. → shaft …
2give someone the shaft — give (someone) the shaft American, informal get the shaft if someone gets the shaft, they are not treated in a fair way. They gave him the shaft he lost his job for no reason at all …
3give the shaft — give (someone) the shaft American, informal get the shaft if someone gets the shaft, they are not treated in a fair way. They gave him the shaft he lost his job for no reason at all …
4give someone the shaft — tv. to cheat or deceive someone; to mistreat someone. (See also shaft.) □ The boss really gave Wally the shaft. □ Somebody always gives me the shaft …
5get the shaft — American, informal if someone gets the shaft, they are not treated in a fair way. The tax system is all wrong the rich just get richer and it s the poor who get the shaft …
6get the shaft — American to receive harsh or unfair treatment With many variations as to the offensive weapon figuratively used: The executives continue to take their pay and their perks while the workers get the shaft. {New York Times, 17 March… …
7give somebody the shaft — give sb the ˈshaft idiom (NAmE, informal) to treat sb unfairly Main entry: ↑shaftidiom …
8Shaft construction — concerns the building of vertical openings such as Raises and Shafts. Shafts are vertical openings used for supplying equipment, personnel, and support systems to the horizontal tunnel where the pipeline is installed. They can be temporary or… …
9Shaft — can refer to: Edwin Shaft WhiteLong narrow passages: * Edwin White * Elevator shaft * Ventilation shaft * Pitch (vertical space), a significant underground vertical space in caving terminology * Shaft mining * Shafting, illicit travelling through …
10Shaft collar — to DIN 705 The shaft collar is a simple, yet important, machine component found in many power transmission applications most notably motors and gearboxes. The collars are used as mechanical stops, locating components, and bearing faces. The… …
