fair crack of the whip

Interjection

1. (Australia, colloquial, idiomatic, informal) Let's have an equitable attempt, match, or process. Used as an appeal for reasonableness.
   • Like you mean the non interference of the officials with the knockon from Soward and not called and the knockon from Chase which eventuated in a try to the Dragons not called, fair crack of the whip mate, see both sides of the coin, not the one you want to see.2007 July 19, john smith, “Dumb Referee”, in aus.sport.rugby-league (Usenet)
   • ‘Fair crack of the whip, mate. We′ve had bacon and eggs for a week.’ He coughed noisily. ‘And you expect a man to jump out of bed for bacon and bloody eggs.’
     ‘What would sir prefer? Soufflé au Parmesan? Or a swift kick up the backside?’2011, Peter McAra, The Vintner's Letters, unnumbered page

   Synonyms:

   fair go, fair suck of the sauce bottle, fair shake of the sauce bottle, fair suck of the sav

Noun

fair crack of the whip (plural fair cracks of the whip)

1. (UK, colloquial, informal) An equitable opportunity to achieve something.
   • We believe it is our duty to help these people, because we don't think they are getting a fair crack of the whip.1927 March 7, “Mr. J. H. Thomas And Trade Unions”, in The Times, London, England, page 16
   • I never thought the Department of Psychiatry had a fair crack of the whip during my time in Birmingham. I was promised facilities, a new unit for psychiatry, none of which came to pass.1993, William Trethowan, interviewed, in Greg Wilkinson (editor) Talking About Psychiatry, page 43

   Synonyms:

   fair go, fair suck of the sauce bottle, fair shake of the sauce bottle, fair suck of the sav