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チームが夜勤をカバーする人を必要としたとき、私はくじで一番短い棒を引く羽目になった。

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When the team needed someone to cover the night shift, I had to draw the short straw.

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When the team needed someone to cover the night shift, I had to draw the short straw.

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draw the short straw

Verb
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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。
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チームが夜勤をカバーする人を必要としたとき、私はくじで一番短い棒を引く羽目になった。

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present singular third-person

participle present

past

participle past

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