aan het kortste eind trekken

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, “to pull the shortest end”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːn ɦɛt ˌkɔrt.stə ˈɛi̯nt ˈtrɛ.kə(n)/, /aːn (ɦ)ət ˌkɔrt.stə ˈɛi̯nt ˈtrɛ.kə(n)/
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Verb

aan het kortste eind trekken

  1. to draw the shortest straw in drawing straws
  2. (idiomatic) to lose (out)

Conjugation

Conjugation of aan het kortste eind trekken: see trekken.

Synonyms

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