Sentences with phrase «to get the short end of the stick»

None of the gameplay features have been cut, so console owners aren't getting the short end of the stick in that respect.

Why do our feline friends get the short end of the stick when it comes to their health?

Research shows there's a pervasive link between socioeconomic status and academic achievement, with poor students often getting the shorter end of the stick.

They keep getting the short end of the stick with the Schedule.

Should someone always get the short end of the stick?

In our technology - heavy, work - into - late - hours society, sleep sometimes gets the short end of the stick.

You want to use a company that has a strong reputation in the investment community so that you don't get the short end of the stick.

Either way I've got the short end of the stick here.

If you get in early you end up getting the short end of the stick as they add all these extras later on to try to encourage the «fence» people.

In terms of special features, the DVD once again gets the short end of the stick.

We really get the short end of the stick sometimes when it comes to current technology getting here, if it ever does at all.

They are definitely getting the short end of the stick.

It's frustrating to see some brokers play by the rules and still get the short end of the stick.

When it comes to salary, there are many reasons why women have been historically getting the short end of the stick, and negotiation is a necessary part of the solution.

Cats usually get the short end of the stick; that's why I've gotten so involved in cat rescue.

As mentioned, there are myriad ways in which poor and minority students get the short end of the stick in public education.

It's so unfortunate that kids get the short end of the stick in this whole free play vs. structured learning debate.

But that doesn't mean I don't have periods of time when one craft gets the short end of the stick.

Obviously, my family and our health takes priority, and my job helps pay the bills, so the blog ends up getting the short end of the stick during these busy times.

She's obviously getting the short end of the stick.

In nearly every mid-sized and large district, the poorest schools simply got the shortest end of the stick.

It is clear that students throughout the city are getting varying degrees of quality education, with children of color getting the shorter end of the stick.

It looks like Android gets the short end of the stick, but there are a number of new and notable titles to hit the Good e-Reader App Store.

Some authors decide to self - publish in order to avoid getting the short end of the stick when they take the traditional route.

And in dual agency situations, buyers often get the short end of the stick.

If these cuts go as planned, our children will get the short end of the stick with their futures lying in the balance.

And the kids almost always get the short end of the stick.

I think you're right, the drama really gets the short end of the stick.

It seems that cats are getting the short end of the stick when it comes to veterinary care.

Most companies have some means by which to track employee attendance so that the business is not getting the short end of the stick.

the nokia line, the htc one line, the tab2 over the note 10.1... Tmo needs to stop getting the short end of the stick on devices.

Her position is interesting in that she's sort of a misfit amongst her own kind — being one of the few decent Tharks besides Tars (there's a reason for this, but I won't spoil it) and yet lacking the protection of his high position, she's constantly getting the short end of the stick from her peers.

Some of the returning characters suffer as a result (namely Liam Hemsworth's Gale, who gets the short end of the stick yet again), but others step up in their place.

After years of teasing and promises, the ultra-high-definition future of video is finally starting to become reality on television sets — but PC enthusiasts who invest in 4K - capable hardware still get the short end of the stick because Hollywood studios refuse to allow 4K video streams for PCs due to piracy fears.

Android fans on AT&T have gotten the short end of the stick more times than we can count.

Sorry if I sound bitter or offend anyone, but I'm sick of getting the short end of the stick for having PS3 as my console of preference; you don't see Nintendo or Microsoft doing this because its bad for business and for customers.

Racial gap, special education gap, the Common Core, high stakes testing — I've seen children get the short end of the stick daily in many school districts wealthy or not, though it is far worse for urban students.

It does seem like a fantastically stupid double standard for men to think and get emotional and still have the right to lead the Church but women get the short end of the stick.

Did the jilted partners get the short end of the stick by being dumped by a firm to which they gave years of service?

they can't admit that yet again PRO crapped the proverbial bed, nor that PTFC and Paulson got the short end of the stick yet again.

While a number of downstate Democrats in the Senate and Assembly and their tenant advocate allies are grumbling over getting the short end of the stick in the rent laws / property tax cap deal, upstaters — and not just Republicans — are generally pleased with the arrangement.

Keep subscription fees off consoles because we are already getting the short end of the stick when it comes to DLC in which we pay and PC gamers don't.

I can't help but feel that americans subscribers get the short end of the stick compared to european ones.

And lets face it weather there are kids invoved or not, MEN MEN MEN get the short end of the stick if it does nt work out.

Sadly, it is not only in Hollywood where fathers get the short end of the stick.