Streichhölzer ziehen

German

Etymology

Literally: “to draw matches”.

Verb

Streichhölzer ziehen

to draw straws (choose at random by having someone draw one of two sticks of different lengths from another person's hand)

Synonyms

Stöckchen ziehen

See also

den Kürzeren ziehen

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