# fair suck of the sauce bottle

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌfɛə ˈsʌk əv ðə ˈsɔːs ˈbɒt(ə)l/

## Definitions
1. A fair chance, a reasonable opportunity; a fair go.

## 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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fair-suck-of-the-sauce-bottle