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get the shaft

get the shaft
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [get stressed th ee shaft, shahft]
    • /gɛt stressed ði ʃæft, ʃɑft/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [get stressed th ee shaft, shahft]
    • /gɛt stressed ði ʃæft, ʃɑft/

Definitions of get the shaft words

  • noun get the shaft to be tricked or cheated 0
  • noun get the shaft to be cheated, tricked, etc. 0
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Parts of speech for Get the shaft

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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get the shaft popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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