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fair crack of the whip 

Australian colonial term meaning to give someone a fair chance or cut them a break.

Probably derived from when the original convict Australians were whipped with a "cat o nine tail" for any old indiscretion whether deserved or not...
Woman: Get out of my bed!
Man: Why?
Woman: Because you are not performing to my expectations softy!
Man: Fair crack of the whip! I'm drunk! ....Mumble mumble... Crazy Sheila.....

Crack the Yellow Whip 

"Todd had to go to the bathroom and go crack the yellow whip."
Crack the Yellow Whip by NolDan August 31, 2017