The last straw
the last straw definition
The last in a series of grievances or burdens that finally exceeds the limits of endurance: “The management has given me nothing but trouble since I took this job, and now they’ve cut my benefits! Well, that’s the last straw: I quit!” It comes from an old expression, “the straw that broke the camel’s back.”
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