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short straw

noun

  1. draw the short straw
    to be the person (as in drawing lots) to whom an unwelcome task or fate falls
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Rodriguez drew the short straw, making Pratton the winner.

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How it went down in the hall: Tugendhat drew the short straw by being selected to go first and he had to warm the crowd up.

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West Ham have drawn the short straw amongst English clubs in being given an early kick-off time as broadcaster TNT split the four 亚洲网紅露点 where the Premier League sides, plus Glasgow Rangers, are at home.

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It鈥檚 unlikely that Senate Republicans will go along with Duckworth鈥檚 bill this time either, although we do not yet know which senator will draw the short straw of having to make the objection on the floor.

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When he took on the job negotiating a border compromise, Lankford laughed that 鈥渉e drew the short straw.鈥

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