كيف تنطق "draw the short straw"

expression

DRAW thuh SHORT straw

التعريف

To be chosen by chance to do an unpleasant or unwanted task. It refers to a situation where people randomly select who will get the worst or most difficult job.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈdɹɔ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈʃɔɹt/ /ˈstɹɔ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

dɹˈɔː/ /ðə, ði/ /ʃˈɔːt/ /stɹˈɔː

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

DRAW thuh SHORT straw

بريطاني

DRAW thuh SHORT straw

استمع في السياق

Nobody wanted to clean the bathroom, so I drew the short straw.

When we decided who would work on Saturday, Tom drew the short straw.

She drew the short straw and had to do the presentations alone.

Looks like I've drawn the short straw again—someone always makes me do the boring jobs!