Significado
To be at a disadvantage or lose out.
Contexto cultural
Drawing straws is a common, fair way to decide chores among roommates. Similar usage, often used in casual conversation.
Remember the straw
Always visualize a straw to remember why we use the word 'ziehen'.
Significado
To be at a disadvantage or lose out.
Remember the straw
Always visualize a straw to remember why we use the word 'ziehen'.
Teste-se
Complete the sentence.
Ich habe bei der Wahl leider den ____ gezogen.
The idiom is 'den Kürzeren ziehen'.
Which verb is used in this idiom?
Ich habe den Kürzeren ____.
The verb is 'ziehen'.
🎉 Pontuação: /2
Recursos visuais
Banco de exercicios
2 exerciciosIch habe bei der Wahl leider den ____ gezogen.
The idiom is 'den Kürzeren ziehen'.
Ich habe den Kürzeren ____.
The verb is 'ziehen'.
🎉 Pontuação: /2
Perguntas frequentes
1 perguntasNo, it is quite neutral and common.
Frases relacionadas
Pech haben
synonymTo have bad luck
Den Kürzeren haben
similarTo be at a disadvantage
