“AFAIR”

The following 4 entries include the term AFAIR.

a fair crack of the whip

noun phrase

: the same chance as other people to do something

a fair hearing

noun

: a consideration of statements or arguments from both sides of an issue

a fair shake

noun

: a fair deal : fair treatment

it's a fair cop

idiom

used to admit that one did something wrong and was caught fairly


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