fair suck of the pineapple
- idiom
- Australian
:
una oportunidad justa
- Give me a fair suck of the pineapple!
Examples
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After working so hard, I deserve a fair suck of the pineapple in this project.
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When promotions come up, all employees want a fair suck of the pineapple.
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It’s time management gave everyone a fair suck of the pineapple instead of favoring a few people.
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I want a fair suck of the pineapple!
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After working so hard, I deserve a fair suck of the pineapple in this project.
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When promotions come up, all employees want a fair suck of the pineapple.
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It’s time management gave everyone a fair suck of the pineapple instead of favoring a few people.
Synonyms
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6.0
An equal chance to succeed and be treated the same as others
An equal chance to take part or benefit
An equal chance to be treated the same as others
A fair chance to take part or succeed
It is right to give someone credit for what they did
Antonyms
How Fair
Surface Forms
Morphology
fair + suck + of + the + pineapple
Although the adjective 'fair' signals equity, the phrase 'suck of the pineapple' is an Australian colloquial idiom whose meaning ('a fair chance' or 'equal treatment') cannot be compositionally derived from the literal senses of 'suck' or 'pineapple'. This is a culture-specific, idiomatic construction so a B1 learner who knows the individual words but has not seen the idiom would be unlikely to predict its meaning.
Etymology
Fair suck of the pineapple comes from the picture of people sharing a pineapple, each taking a fair suck or taste so no one is left out. So it means 'a fair chance' or 'equal treatment'.