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how to understand the last sentece？ The zookeeper didn’t appear to hear what Ricky was saying. “I love this show!” he said. “Don’t you? I mean – those kids – the talent! The timing! They’re definitely going to get a bum deal after this. how to understand “get abum deal ”？

Jun 24, 2016 1:06 AM

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Usually, "get a bum deal" means to get a bad deal or to be mistreated or treated badly. It does not make sense to me in this context since they are doing so well. More context may be needed to understand what is going on here.

June 24, 2016

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