short stick
Stubby wooden length
The short end of a deal or situation—what you get when you're treated unfairly.
Almost always appears in the phrase get the short stick or draw the short stick, referring to the method of choosing lots where the person who draws the shortest stick loses.
New hires always get the short stick when it comes to scheduling.
- twigSlender woody shoot
- drum majorMarching band's head
- wandThin ceremonial stick
- magic wandTool for casting spells
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
stub · branch · kindling · fire starter · pointer · drumstick · club · truncheon · splinter · dowel · peg · stake · billy · billy club · nightstick · swagger · crop · whittling
- stick weaponsbo staff, quarterstaff, wooden staff, singlestick, shillelagh
- Korean Weaponsbamboo sword, wooden sword, arrow, spear, trident
- Southeast Asian Weaponsbalisong, bolo, barong, kris, lading
idiomatic fortune
short sticklong stick
Slender extended piece
good fortune · lucky break · advantage · winning hand · lion's share
short, stick, shorter, shortest, shortly, shortness, shorten, shortened, shortening