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Draw the short straw

verb

Definitions

1.verbTo select the shortest straw or other object while drawing straws.
2.verbTo 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."

Synonyms

draw strawsstrawscrape the barrelrough drawscrape the bottom of the barrelstriproughdrawscruntshort sheetstrimthreshskinch
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