fair suck of the sauce bottle

== English == === Etymology === An elaboration of fair go (used in protest to implore or demand that someone act with more fairness or reason). Sauce bottle appears to refer to a bottle of cheap beer or another alcoholic beverage; see sauce (“(slang) alcohol, booze”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌfɛə ˈsʌk əv ðə ˈsɔːs ˈbɒt(ə)l/, /fɛː-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌfɛɚ ˈsʌk əv ðə ˈsɔs ˈbɑtəl/, [-ˈbɑɾl] Hyphenation: fair suck of the sauce bot‧tle === Noun === fair suck of the sauce bottle (Australia, colloquial, informal) A fair chance, a reasonable opportunity; a fair go. [from 1970s] Synonyms: fair crack of the whip, fair go, fair shake, fair shake of the sauce bottle, fair suck of the sav ==== Translations ==== === Interjection === fair suck of the sauce bottle (Australia, colloquial, informal) Used to protest against unreasonableness, such as somebody taking more than their fair share. [from 1970s] Synonyms: fair crack of the whip, fair go, fair shake of the sauce bottle, fair suck of the sav ==== Translations ==== === References ===