draw straws

English

Verb

draw straws

To decide at random; especially by drawing (selecting randomly between) straws, sticks etc. Typically, whoever draws the short straw from among a selection of longer straws must complete some undesirable task.
They drew straws to see who had to wash the dishes.

Translations

decide at random

Chinese:
Mandarin: 抓鬮 (zh), 抓阄 (zh) (zhuājiū), 抽籤 (zh), 抽签 (zh) (chōuqiān)

Finnish: vetää pitkää tikkua
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can

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