a fair crack of the whip

Meaning

1. a reasonable opportunity to show that you can do sth

   I felt we weren't given a fair crack of the whip.

From the same entry

• all's fair in love and war
• be fair
• by fair means or foul
• fair enough
• fair's fair
• a fair hearing
• a fair shake
• your fair share of
• fair to middling
• it's a fair cop
• fair and square
• set fair