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To select the shortest straw or other object while drawing straws. / (idiomatic) To be selected to do an undesirable task (by drawing the shortest straw or otherwise).
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draw the short straw
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Source Word
draw the short straw
Verb
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
くじ引きなどで、最も短い(=不本意な役割や仕事を選ばれること)を引くこと。つまり、望ましくない任務を負わされる状況を意味する。
( present singular third-person )
( participle present )
( past )
( participle past )