expression, godan verb (-ku)
draw the short straw; get the worst of it; be stuck with the bad outcome
Idiomatic expression originating from the card game Old Maid (ババ抜き), where drawing the joker (ババ) means losing. Used figuratively for any situation where one ends up with an undesirable result or burden.
くじ引きでババを引いて、一番大変な仕事を任された。
I drew the short straw in the lottery and was assigned the toughest job.
He always ends up with the worst role in meetings.