Phrases & SayingsPolitics and public life
fair crack of the whip
Also: give someone a fair crack of the whip
A fair opportunity or fair treatment.
In a sentence
Every applicant deserves a fair crack of the whip.
Where it came from
Australian lexicographic evidence places the expression within the fair-go family and records Australian use by the early twentieth century.
- Initial era
- 1950–1999
- Where used
- Australia-wide