Definitions | draw the short straw |
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- To select the shortest straw or other object while draw straws, drawing straws.
- (idiom) To be selected to do an undesirable task (by drawing the shortest straw or otherwise).
- I drew the short straw and got stuck doing the whole project alone.
Translations: - French: tirer la courte paille
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