Draw the Short Straw
What it means
End up with the worst job by chance rather than by anyone's decision.
Where it comes from
Drawing lots is very old, and its appeal is that nobody can be blamed for the result. Athens filled many public offices this way, on the grounds that an election could be bought and a lottery could not.
The puzzle it came from
Draw the Short Straw was the answer to the Phrasicle of October 28, 2025. The clue read ____ the ____ ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.
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creamed
corn
bread
pudding
cup
pit
stop
short
story
book
curly
straw
hat
trick
question
lightning
quick
draw
attention
span
Phrasicle: Draw the Short Straw