Draw lots Meaning in English
expression
التعريف
To decide something by chance, often by picking pieces of paper, sticks, or other objects, with the outcome left to luck.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
Somewhat formal or neutral; often used for fair decisions among a group (e.g., 'let's draw lots to decide who goes first'). Don't confuse with 'lottery'—'draw lots' is for small decisions among participants. Commonly used in group settings, not for large public games of chance.
جمل نموذجية
Let's draw lots to see who does the dishes tonight.
basic
The children drew lots to pick teams for soccer.
basic
We drew lots to decide who would go first in the game.
basic
If no one volunteers, we could just draw lots and settle it.
natural
They didn't want to argue, so they drew lots for the last piece of cake.
natural
Whenever we can't agree, we just draw lots and go with that.
natural