Redewendung: in einem Streit oder Wettbewerb verlieren oder benachteiligt sein.
An idiom: to lose or be at a disadvantage in a dispute or competition.
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Bei der Erbschaft hat er den Kürzeren gezogen. — He drew the short straw with the inheritance.
Die kleinen Läden ziehen gegen das Internet den Kürzeren. — Small shops are losing out to the internet.
Wer zu spät kommt, zieht den Kürzeren. — Whoever comes late draws the short straw.
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