het kortste lootje trekken

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Dutch

Etymology

Literally, pulling the shortest ticket.

Verb

het kortste lootje trekken

  1. draw the short straw
    • 2016 April 28, Han Lips, “De NOS berichtte over Koningsdag alsof het de hel van '16 was”, in Het Parool:
      Dionne Stax had het kortste lootje getrokken en trotseerde weer en wind om de koninklijke familie het hemd van het lijf te vragen.
      Dionne Stax drew the short straw and had to endure the harsh weather to interview the royal family.

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