got the pancakes

(verb): Got the raw end of a deal.
Named after the infamous legal battle between Theodore and Garfield Rosenfeld when their father made them choose between two undisclosed keys as their inheritance. One key was to a safety deposit box containing his fortune while the other was to a large vault filled with freshly baked pancakes. Theodore (who drew the key to the locker) eventually sued Garfield for a quarter of the fortune.

"Frank broke his leg right after he was drafted to the NFL. He really got the pancakes on that one."

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