(UK, colloquial, informal) An equitable opportunity to achieve something.
(UK, colloquial, informal) An equitable opportunity to achieve something.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(Australia, NZ, informal) A reasonable or equitable opportunity to attempt something.
Fairs is a clipped British slang version of fair's fair — an appeal to basic fairness or equal treatment. You'd say it when someone's pushing their luck or getting more than their share. Short, punchy, and instantly understood in British English, it doubles as both a mild protest and a reminder that everyone should get a square deal.
(Australia, colloquial, informal) A fair chance, a reasonable opportunity; a fair go.
(Scotland) To get what one deserves.
(Australia, idiomatic, colloquial, informal) Let's have an equitable attempt, match, or process. .