貧びん乏ぼうくじ

noun

short end of the stick; unlucky draw; bad bargain

Refers to drawing the worst lot in a lottery, or figuratively getting stuck with an undesirable task or outcome. Often used in the phrase 貧乏くじを引く (to draw the short straw).

• また私わたしが貧びん乏ぼうくじを引ひくことになった。