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English translation: on the short end
| 03:17 Oct 24, 2001 |
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|  Selected response from: Beth Kantus United States Local time: 06:50 | |||
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| 4 +1 | on the short end |
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| 4 | to come off worst, to get the worst of it |
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4 mins confidence: 
to come off worst, to get the worst of it Explanation: like sitting on a seesaw wordreference.com (kurz) |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1on the short end Explanation: to be on (or get) the short end of the stick HTH! |
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