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draw/get the short straw
idiom informal
to have to do the least enjoyable of a range of duties, often because you have been chosen to do it: （常因被选中而）不得不做最无趣的事情，干最苦的差事
Mike drew the short straw and had to clean the bathroom.麦克比较倒霉，得去打扫厕所。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
having bad things happen by chance
unluckyShe is one of the unluckiest people I've ever met.
unfortunateThe unfortunate souls who were lost during the voyage were commemorated once the ship reached port.
haplessHe's always been a hapless, helpless bumbler.
star-crossedBehold the tale of two star-crossed lovers, doomed to spend their lives apart.
lucklessThe luckless council member was caught in the middle of three major ethics investigations of her colleagues.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Good luck and bad luck
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bad/hard/tough luck!idiom
be bad luck on someoneidiom
be down on your luckidiom
be in/out of luckidiom
blessing
fortune smiles on someoneidiom
get the short end of the stickidiom
godsend
grace
hapless
mercifully
mercy
miracle
misadventure
mischance
streak
voodoo
with any luckidiom
your luck's in!idiom
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