rotten deal

Example Sentences

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Baroness Margaret Hodge, who chaired the Public Accounts Committee between 2010 and 2015, said the Royal Lodge arrangement "looks like a rotten deal".

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

“I want to apologise to my family for having them have to go through a phony, rotten deal by some very evil and sick people,” he said.

From The Guardian • Feb. 6, 2020

And when the state slapped us in the face last year by striking a rotten deal to allow strictly limited access, including by kayak, the public fumed.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2019

Even if they are doing so incoherently, the protesters are making a valid point: Europe’s young are being offered a rotten deal.

From BusinessWeek • Jan. 11, 2011

"But, Uncle Rich', they have had a rotten deal, haven't they?"

From Play the Game! by Mitchell, Ruth Comfort