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I drew the short straw

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  • draw the short straw — To be given an unpleasant task, duty, etc, or the most unpleasant of several • • • Main Entry: ↑short draw the short straw To be entrusted with an unpleasant task (as a result of, or as if by, drawing straws) • • • Main Entry: ↑straw * * *… …   Useful english dictionary

  • get the short straw — draw/get/the short straw phrase to be the person in a group who has to do an unpleasant or difficult job I drew the short straw and had to stay late. Thesaurus: to be in, or to get into a difficult situationsynonym Main entry: short …   Useful english dictionary

  • draw the short straw — verb a) To select the shortest straw or other object while drawing straws. I drew the short straw and got stuck doing the whole project alone. b) To be selected to do an undesirable task (by drawing the shortest straw or otherwise) …   Wiktionary

  • draw the short straw — informal to be the member of a group who has to do an unpleasant job. Sorry, Jim, you drew the short straw. You re on toilet cleaning duty …   New idioms dictionary

  • short — short1 W1S1 [ʃo:t US ʃo:rt] adj comparative shorter superlative shortest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(time)¦ 2¦(length/distance)¦ 3¦(not tall)¦ 4¦(book/letter)¦ 5¦(not enough)¦ 6 be short on something 7¦(less than)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • short — short1 [ ʃɔrt ] adjective *** ▸ 1 small in height/distance ▸ 2 time: not long ▸ 3 expressed in few words ▸ 4 with fewer words/letters ▸ 5 not having enough ▸ 6 about memory ▸ 7 rude and unfriendly ▸ 8 about vowel/syllable ▸ 9 full of butter/fat ▸ …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • short — I UK [ʃɔː(r)t] / US [ʃɔrt] adjective Word forms short : adjective short comparative shorter superlative shortest *** 1) a) measuring a small height, length, or distance She s short and slim, with light brown hair and blue eyes. You ll need three… …   English dictionary

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  • SNL Digital Short — The opening title that appears before most shorts. An SNL Digital Short is one in a series of comedic and often musical video shorts created for airing on NBC s Saturday Night Live, generally produced and written by The Lonely Island (Jorma… …   Wikipedia

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