Como Pronunciar "draw the short straw"

expression

DRAW thuh SHORT straw

Definição

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.

Transcrição IPA

Inglês Americano

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

Inglês Britânico

dɹˈɔː/ /ðə, ði/ /ʃˈɔːt/ /stɹˈɔː

Pronúncia Simplificada

EUA

DRAW thuh SHORT straw

Ouça em 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!