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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

draw the short straw en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. To select the shortest straw or other object while drawing straws.
  2. (idiomatic) 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.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
drawn the short straw Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
drawing the short straw Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
drew the short straw Tense=Past lexicographic
draws the short straw Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

short end of the stick · shit end of the stick

Translations (17)

de den Kürzeren ziehen (to select the shortest straw) · fr tirer la courte paille (to select the shortest straw) · de das kürzere Stöckchen ziehen (to select the shortest straw) · nl het kortste lootje trekken (to be selected to do an undesirable task) · nl het kortste lootje trekken (to select the shortest straw) · de das kürzere Streichholz ziehen (to select the shortest straw) · fr tirer la courte paille (to be selected to do an undesirable task) · fi jäädä Musta Pekka käteen (to be selected to do an undesirable task) · fi vetää lyhyt tikku (to select the shortest straw) · de den Kürzeren ziehen (to be selected to do an undesirable task) · fi vetää lyhyt tikku (to be selected to do an undesirable task) · br tennañ plouz berr (to select the shortest straw) · nl aan het kortste eind trekken (to select the shortest straw) · sv dra det kortaste strået (to be selected to do an undesirable task) · nl aan het kortste eind trekken (to be selected to do an undesirable task) · sv dra det kortaste strået (to select the shortest straw) · es bailar con la más fea (to be selected to do an undesirable task)