DRAW THE SHORT STRAW

Meaning of DRAW THE SHORT STRAW in English

be chosen to perform an unpleasant task.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

DRAW THE SHORT STRAW — ( BrE ) ( NAmE get the ˌshort end of the ˈstick ) to be the person in a group …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRAW THE SHORT STRAW — see straw
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRAW THE SHORT STRAW — see straw
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STRAW — I. ˈstrȯ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English straw, stree, from Old English strēaw, strē; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHORT — I. ˈshȯ(ə)r]t, -ȯ(ə)], usu ]d.+V\ adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English short, shert, from Old English scort, sceort; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRAW — I. ˈdrȯ verb ( drew ˈdrü ; also archaic or nonstandard drawed ˈdrȯd ; drawn ˈdrȯn ; drawing ˈdrȯiŋ ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRAW — — strawless , adj. — strawlike , adj. /straw/ , n. 1. a single stalk or stem, esp. of certain …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — — shortness , n. /shawrt/ , adj., shorter, shortest , adv., n., v. adj. 1. having little length; not long. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DRAW — — drawable , adj. /draw/ , v. , drew, drawn, drawing , n. v.t. 1. to cause to move in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STRAW — I. ˈstrȯ noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English strēaw; akin to Old High German strō straw, Old English strewian …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHORT — I. ˈshȯrt adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sceort; akin to Old High German scurz short, Old Norse skortr …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DRAW — I. ˈdrȯ verb ( drew ˈdrü ; drawn ˈdrȯn, ˈdrän ; draw·ing ) Etymology: Middle English drawen, dragen, from Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STRAW — vt to spread or scatter. ·see strew, and strow. 2. straw ·noun anything proverbially worthless; the least possible thing; a …
Webster English vocab
SHORT — noun a summary account. 2. short ·noun short, inferior hemp. 3. short ·noun breeches; shortclothes. 4. short ·noun a short …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
STRAW — [straw] n [ME, fr. OE streaw; akin to OHG stro straw, OE strewian to strew] (bef. 12c) 1 a: stalks …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHORT — [short] adj [ME, fr. OE sceort; akin to OHG scurz short, ON skortr lack] (bef. 12c) 1 a: having little …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DRAW — [draw] vb drew ; drawn ; draw.ing [ME drawen, dragen, fr. OE dragan; akin to ON draga to draw, drag] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STRAW — the stalks of grasses, particularly of such cereal grasses as wheat, oats, rye, barley, and buckwheat. When used collectively, the …
Britannica English vocabulary
STRAW — straw BrE AmE strɔː strɑː ▷ straws strɔːz strɑːz ▶ ˌ straw ˈ man BrE AmE ▶ ˌ straw ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STRAW — / strɔː; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] stems of wheat or other grain plants that have been cut …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHORT — / ʃɔːt; NAmE ʃɔːrt/ adjective , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective ( short·er , short·est ) LENGTH / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRAW — / drɔː; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( drew / druː; NAmE / drawn / drɔːn; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRAW — straw S3 /strɔː $ strɒː/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: streaw ] 1 . a) [uncountable] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHORT — I. short 1 S1 W1 /ʃɔːt $ ʃɔːrt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative shorter , superlative shortest ) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DRAW — I. draw 1 S1 W1 /drɔː $ drɒː/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense drew /druː/, past participle drawn /drɔːn …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STRAW — n. 1 dry cut stalks of grain for use as fodder or as material for thatching, packing, making hats, etc. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHORT — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1 a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DRAW — v. & n. --v. (past drew; past part. drawn) 1 tr. pull or cause to move towards or after one. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STRAW — n. 1 dry cut stalks of grain for use as fodder or as material for thatching, packing, making hats, etc. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHORT — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DRAW — v. & n. v. (past drew; past part. drawn) 1 tr. pull or cause to move towards or after one. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STRAW — n.1 dry cut stalks of grain for use as fodder or as material for thatching, packing, making hats, etc. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
SHORT — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1. a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b …
Oxford English vocab
DRAW — v. & n. --v. (past drew; past part. drawn) 1. tr. pull or cause to move towards or after one. …
Oxford English vocab
SHORT — I. ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB USES /ʃɔ:(r)t/ ( shorter, shortest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRAW — ( straws) 1. Straw consists of the dried, yellowish stalks from crops such as wheat or barley. The barn was …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRAW — ( draws, drawing, drew, drawn) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRAW — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES straw poll straw/cowboy/bowler etc hat COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE final ▪ That was the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DRAW — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a (big) box office draw (= a successful actor who many people will pay …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STRAW — (DRIED STEMS) [noun] [U] - the dried yellow stems of crops such as wheat or rice which are used as …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STRAW — See: GIVE A HANG, GRASP AT A STRAW, GRASP AT STRAWS, LAST STRAW or STRAW THAT BREAKS THE CAMEL'S BACK, …
Slang English vocab
SHORT — INDEX: short/not long 1. short in length or distance 2. when something you say or write is short 3. to …
Longman Activator English vocab
DRAW — INDEX: 1. to draw a picture, pattern, line etc 2. something that you draw RELATED WORDS see also ↑ PAINT …
Longman Activator English vocab
SHORT — n. 25B6; adjective a short piece of string : SMALL, little, tiny; informal teeny. short people : SMALL, little, petite, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DRAW — n. 25B6; verb he drew the house : SKETCH, make a drawing (of), delineate, outline, draft, rough out, illustrate, render, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHORT — adj. 1 small, little, slight, petite, diminutive, wee, tiny, elfin, minuscule; midget, dwarfish, squat, dumpy, runty, stubby, stunted, Colloq pint-sized, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DRAW — v. 1 pull, tug, tow, drag, haul, lug The gypsy caravan was drawn by two horses 2 pull or take …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
STRAW — See: GIVE A HANG, GRASP AT A STRAW, GRASP AT STRAWS, LAST STRAW or STRAW THAT BREAKS THE CAMEL'S BACK, …
Словарь английских идиом
STRAW — Both wheat and barley straw were used by the ancient Hebrews chiefly as fodder for the horses cattle and camels. …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
STRAW — 1. сущ. 1) солома; соломка to pack in straw ≈ завернуть в солому Syn : thatch, haulm 2) соломинка to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHORT — 1. прил. 1) а) короткий, недлинный short legs ≈ короткие ноги a short road ≈ недлинный путь short way off …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DRAW — 1. сущ. 1) тяга, волочение; вытягивание (по значению глагола draw) 2) а) жеребьевка; лотерея to hold a draw ≈ проводить …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRAW — straw.ogg 1. strɔ: n 1. солома a house thatched with straw - дом с соломенной крышей 2. соломинка ( естественная …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHORT — 1. ʃɔ:t n 1. краткое содержание; суть in short - вкратце, короче говоря, одним словом for short - для краткости, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DRAW — draw.ogg _I 1. drɔ: n 1. 1> тяга draw pull - тех. сила тяги на крюке, тяговое усилие draw test …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STRAW — 1) солома 2) мн. ч. пищ. соломка • - flax straw - rayon straw - rotted straw - tow straw
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
STRAW — 1) солома 2) мн. ч. пищ. соломка • - flax straw - rayon straw - rotted straw - tow straw
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
STRAW — 1) светло-желтый 2) солома 3) соломенный 4) соломина 5) соломка 6) соляровой 7) соляровый • - bind straw - straw oil - straw pulp - straw wisp
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
DRAW — 1) тяга || вытягивать 2) волочение || волочить 3) влечь за собой 4) волочение || волочить 5) всасывание, втягивание || всасывать; втягивать 6) выводить умозаключение, …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
STRAW — straw сущ.1) солома; соломка to pack in straw — завернуть в солому Syn:thatch, haulm 2) соломинка to drink through a …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

Concise Oxford English vocab

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