From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgive somebody/get a fair shakegive somebody/get a fair shakeAmerican English informalFAIR to treat someone, or to be treated, in a way that gives everyone the same chances as everyone else Women don’t always get a fair shake in business. → fair
Examples from the Corpus
give somebody/get a fair shake• Q.. Do you think the press has given you a fair shake? 