expression, godan verb (-ku)
get the short end of the stick; draw the unlucky lot
Idiomatic expression meaning to end up with an undesirable or disadvantageous outcome, as if drawing a losing ticket in a lottery.
また貧乏くじを引いて、面倒な仕事を押し付けられた。
I drew the short straw again and got stuck with the troublesome work.
彼はいつも貧乏くじを引く役回りだ。
He always ends up with the short end of the stick.