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the shaft

NOUN
bum rap
Synonyms
WEAK
bad break bad charge bad deal bad rap bum deal bummer drag frame-up lousy deal misfortune raw deal rotten deal stroke of bad luck unfair assessment

Example Sentences

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They allow gimmes if the putt is within the shaft of your putter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Here are two films largely about torturous family dynamics; why is Winslet’s getting the shaft?

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

He observes precisely the labor of his father: “The coarse boot nestled on the lug, the shaft / Against the inside knee was levered firmly.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

It has been going down the shaft every hour.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2025

I stood at the end of the shaft of light, and then one toe braved the darkness.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez