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draw the short straw
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draw the short strawverb
To select the shortest straw or other object while drawing straws.
draw the short strawverb
To be selected to do an undesirable task (by drawing the shortest straw or otherwise).
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of draw the short straw in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of draw the short straw in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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It is a nice feeling not having to keep going out there, we were out there for a long time and both of us battled incredibly hard and whoever was going to draw the (short) straw was going to be hurting and obviously I feel very fortunate to have got through that.
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