Sentences with phrase «got the short straw»

Victor Stone, a.k.a. Cyborg, gets the shortest straw, which is something of a shame as his role in seeing Steppenwolf's plans fail is an important one.

«With this group of cars, you never feel like you've gotten the short straw,» adds Blackwell.

Infiniti also designed all three rows with comfort in mind so third - row passengers aren't getting the short straw.

We had all adult couples, so those with the twin beds and shared bathroom got the short straw, but it would be great for kids.

so us Europeans are getting the short straw per usual, ughh!!

-- they do need a «designated disser» in attendance... and Gavin got the short straw!

Not exact matches

Soft touch colorful printed white short romper can get fantastic touch on your personality with rest on shoulder denim jacket, straw hat or sunglasses wearing look.

We are learning so much about different universes and planes of existence with an all - powerful evil entity who wants to devour it all, that poor Mads seems to get the short end of the straw.

Leg room is also severely compromised for whoever pulls the short straw and gets stuck in the middle rear seat, thanks to the rather broad transmission tunnel — though it's worth pointing out that all of the Q50's rivals suffer from this quirk, and leg room for the other two passengers is pretty good.

He feels that he has drawn the short straw in life but has never quite got his act together to do much about it; occasionally, his actions border on the idiotic (but who are we to say how another would react under stress); and he is so lacking in personal charm that readers who prefer to spend their time with protagonists that they like might want to look elsewhere.

The Wii version includes Mii capability, and the PS3 has no extras (no idea why it got the short end of the straw).

But it is apparent that many very popular superstars still get the short end of the straw and only barely resemble their real - life counterparts.

It seems as though men tend to get the short end of the straw when it comes to the court's decision on divorce.