(idiomatic) A situation in which a person is taken advantage of or treated unfairly; a situation in which a person is led to expect something, but receives nothing or much less than expected.

A circumstance in which two or more items are provided together, especially if it is impossible to obtain one without also receiving the other.

plural of raw deal

(of a person) Cheating, dishonest; treacherous.

deceit or treachery

(literally) An authentic bargain. / (idiomatic) A beneficial result or favorable state-of-affairs.

Alternative form of double deal

To deal the top and bottom cards from a deck to a confederate in a card game as if they were one card. / To cheat by trickery.

An instance of double dealing.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of double-deal