| 单词 | to draw a straw or straws |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto draw a straw or straws h. Used as a means of deciding something by chance (lit. by choosing the shortest (or longest) from among several straws held so as to conceal one end); phr. to draw a straw or straws, to draw a lot or lots. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > make types of choice [verb (intransitive)] > choose or decide by lot to cast lots (also lot)a1275 to draw lots (also lot)c1425 lot1483 to draw valentines?1553 draw1634 to draw a straw or straws1832 to draw short and long1870 1832 Examiner 614/1 Drawing straws, for guilty or not guilty, were infinitely preferable. 1939 P. G. Wodehouse Uncle Fred in Springtime i. 13 It was the person on whom life had thrust the..task who must be considered to have drawn the short straw. 1959 R. Bradbury Day it rained Forever 47 Sundays we draw straws for who wears the suit the extra night. < as lemmas |
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