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pick the short straw

  • 1 straw

    noun
    1) no pl. (stalks of grain) Stroh, das
    2) (single stalk) Strohhalm, der

    clutch or grasp at straws — (fig. coll.) sich an einen Strohhalm klammern

    be the last straw, be the straw that broke the camel's back — (coll.) das Fass zum Überlaufen bringen

    that's the last or final straw — jetzt reicht's aber

    draw straws [for something] — Hölzchen [um etwas] ziehen

    pick the short straw — (fig.) das schlechtere Los ziehen

    3)

    [drinking-]straw — Trinkhalm, der; Strohhalm, der

    * * *
    [stro:]
    1) (( also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc: The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat.) das Stroh, Stroh-...
    2) (a single stalk of corn: There's a straw in your hair; Their offer isn't worth a straw!) der Strohhalm
    3) (a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth: He was sipping orange juice through a straw.) der Strohhalm
    •
    - academic.ru/118961/the_last_straw">the last straw
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    [strɔ:, AM esp strɑ:]
    I. n
    1. no pl (crop, fodder) Stroh nt
    bale of \straw Strohballen m
    2. (single dried stem) Strohhalm m
    to chew a \straw auf einem Strohhalm kauen
    to draw \straws losen, Streichhölzchen ziehen
    3. (drinking tube) Strohhalm m, Trinkhalm m, Röhrli nt SCHWEIZ
    4. ( fam: worthless thing) Belanglosigkeit f
    sb doesn't care a \straw [or two \straws], what... jdm ist völlig schnuppe, was... fam
    5. ( fam: straw hat) Strohhut m
    6.
    ▶ to be the \straw that breaks the camel's back ( prov) der Tropfen sein, der das Fass zum Überlaufen bringt prov
    ▶ to catch [or clutch] [or grab] at \straws nach jedem Strohhalm greifen
    ▶ to draw the short \straw den Kürzeren ziehen
    ▶ to be the final [or last] \straw das Fass zum Überlaufen bringen
    ▶ to have \straws in one's hair esp BRIT übergeschnappt sein fam
    ▶ to make bricks without \straw auf Sand bauen
    ▶ a \straw in the wind ein Vorzeichen nt
    II. n modifier (bale, hat, mat, roof) Stroh-
    \straw basket geflochtener Korb
    \straw boater steifer Strohhut
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    [strɔː]
    1. n
    1) (= stalk) Strohhalm m; (collectively) Stroh nt no pl

    it's the last straw, it's the straw that breaks the camel's back (prov) — das ist der letzte Tropfen, der das Fass zum Überlaufen bringt (prov)

    to clutch or grasp at straws — sich an einen Strohhalm klammern

    to draw the short straw — den kürzeren ziehen

    man of straw — Strohmann m; (in politics) Marionette f

    See:
    2) (= drinking straw) Trink- or Strohhalm m
    2. adj attr
    Stroh-; basket aus Stroh
    * * *
    straw [strɔː]
    A s
    1. Strohhalm m:
    draw straws Strohhalme ziehen (als Lose);
    catch ( oder clutch, grab, grasp) at a straw ( oder at straws) sich an einen Strohhalm klammern;
    the last straw (that breaks the camel’s back) der Tropfen, der das Fass zum Überlaufen bringt;
    that’s the last straw! jetzt reichts (mir) aber!;
    straw in the wind Anzeichen n; → care B 4
    2. Stroh n: → man A 3
    3. Trinkhalm m
    4. Strohhut m
    B adj
    1. strohern, Stroh…
    2. strohfarben
    3. fig besonders US
    a) wertlos
    b) Schein…
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    noun
    1) no pl. (stalks of grain) Stroh, das
    2) (single stalk) Strohhalm, der

    clutch or grasp at straws — (fig. coll.) sich an einen Strohhalm klammern

    be the last straw, be the straw that broke the camel's back — (coll.) das Fass zum Überlaufen bringen

    that's the last or final straw — jetzt reicht's aber

    draw straws [for something] — Hölzchen [um etwas] ziehen

    pick the short straw — (fig.) das schlechtere Los ziehen

    3)

    [drinking-]straw — Trinkhalm, der; Strohhalm, der

    * * *
    n.
    Stroh nur sing. n.
    Strohhalm m.

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