draw lots

• cast lots

draw lots (third-person singular simple present draws lots, present participle drawing lots, simple past drew lots, past participle drawn lots)

1. To choose by random chance.

• draw straws
• pick out of a hat
• toss a coin

• “draw lots”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “to draw lots”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “draw lots” (US) / “draw lots” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “draw lots straws” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.

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