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Cómo Pronunciar "draw the short straw"

expression

DRAW thuh SHORT straw
DRAW thuh SHORT straw

Definición

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.

Transcripción IPA

Inglés Americano

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

Inglés Británico

dɹˈɔː/ /ðə, ði/ /ʃˈɔːt/ /stɹˈɔː

Pronunciación Simplificada

EE.UU.

DRAW thuh SHORT straw

UK

DRAW thuh SHORT straw

Escucha en Contexto

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!