draw straws for

draw straws for something

Fig. to decide who gets something or must do something by choosing straws from an unseen set of straws of different lengths. (The person who gets the shortest straw is chosen. See also draw lots.) We drew straws for the privilege of going first. Let's draw straws for it.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Cvita	TSVEE-tah	Croatian
Cristal	['kristl]
Jouko	YO-oo-ko	Finnish
Saira	-	Urdu
Gorden	GAWR-dən	English
Wisdom	WIZ-dəm	English (Rare)