YOU SAID:
he got the short of the stick
INTO JAPANESE
彼は棒のショートを得た
BACK INTO ENGLISH
he got a bar short
INTO JAPANESE
彼はバーが短くなった
BACK INTO ENGLISH
he shortened the bar
INTO JAPANESE
彼はバーを短くした
BACK INTO ENGLISH
he shortened the bar
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