to be the person in a group who is chosen or forced to perform an unpleasant duty or task I drew the short straw and had to clean the toilets. 我抽到了下下签,只得打扫厕所了。 draw straws (for sth) 抽签(决定某事) to decide on sb to do or have sth, by choosing pieces of paper,...
Also ranks #4 on Best Sofia Vergara Movies 9 Enemy of the State Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight 97 votes Enemy of the State, an exhilarating and high-stakes thriller, features Will Smith as a lawyer who becomes unwittingly entangled in a dangerous conspiracy involving government surveil...
Maybe, in another world, Kami would have chosen to become a pianist. But Kami Miner had Harold Miner as her father. He knew squat about the music industry, but he knew exactly what Kami needed to do -- and not do -- to become a...
screaming into the 21st century all shiny and chrome, Miller has chosen to do something even crazier and more rewarding: He’s created a symphonic, five-part, decades-spanning revenge saga so immense and self-possessed that it refuses to be seen as the mere extension of another movie. ...
We are very thankful to every participant and everyone should be proud of its submission. For us, it was hard to choose the winners because all the videos were special in their own way, so we decided to make a special award for the video chosen by the community votes. ...
Sixty years ago, the Catholic contemplative Thomas Merton, who was not blind to the atrocities committed in his own time, could still say that we “exist solely for this, to be the place God has chosen for the divine Presence. The real value of our own self is the sign of God in our...
While NBC may have chosen to end the series after season 4, the 50 episodes we did get throughout its run are pure gold. Sure, the premise is a little ridiculous — the idea of a housewife and mom turning into a criminal mastermind seems a bit far-fetched, but it’s hard not to ...
They've chosen the trade route over waiting for stars to bypass extensions in favor of free agency. I'm still a little skeptical how happy other teams will be to take back the contracts New York agreed to Monday in a trade, but the plan is now easier to see and far more r...
Although this is director Miguel Gomes‘ third film selected (he was also chosen in 2008 for “Our Beloved Month of August” and in 2015 for “Arabian Nights: Volume 2 — The Desolate One”), he has never truly campaigned, until now.Gomes says he’s “playing the game” this time, ...
The best film in the Between the Seas section will be chosen by:· French film theoretician Raymond Bellour· Spanish director Albert SerraAmerican artist Deborah Stratman Artist Kateřina Šedá Czech Joy Jury:Poet Petr Hruška Former director of Czech Television Ivo Mathé Film historian ...