I drew the short straw and have to clean the kitchen.
draw the short straw
idiomTo be selected to do an undesirable task (by drawing the shortest straw or otherwise).
Everyone else left early, so I drew the short straw and had to finish the report alone.
Although he had hoped for a quiet evening, he drew the short straw and was tasked with managing the chaotic late-night shift.
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a day late and a dollar short
Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect.
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a short drop and a sudden stop
A fall to one's death by hanging.
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bang straw
A farmer's servant, especially a thresher.
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buy straw hats in winter
Of stocks, to buy when both demand and price are low, so as to sell when demand and price are high.
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caught short
unprepared or without enough of something when it is needed
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down to the short strokes
In the final steps or decisive phase of an undertaking, especially one which has been lengthy or laborious.
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draw a blank
To be unable to recall a required piece of information.
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draw a line
To delimit a boundary or border.