draw the short straw

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ˌdraw the short ˈstraw idiom
(BrE) (NAmE get the ˌshort end of the ˈstick)to be the person in a group who is chosen or forced to perform an unpleasant duty or task
•I drew the short straw and had to clean the toilets.
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