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means A fair shake means getting honest, equal treatment — a genuine chance to succeed or be judged on your merits, without being cheated or shortchanged.

from This one likely comes from the literal act of shaking something — dice, or a mixed bundle of goods — to randomize or settle it fairly before dividing shares. A 'shake' meant a chance or turn as far back as the 1700s-1800s American frontier vernacular, where getting a 'fair shake' meant the dice weren't loaded against you and the deal wasn't rigged. The phrase caught on in American English as a plain-spoken demand for honesty in dealings, card games, and eventually politics and justice — a fair shake being the opposite of a stacked deck.