straw that broke the camel's back
- straw that broke the camel's back
the last straw & the straw that broke the camel's back
the final difficulty in a series; the last little burden or problem that causes everything to collapse. (From the image of a camel being loaded down with much weight. Finally, at some point, one more straw will be too much and the camel's back will break.) •
When our best player came down sick, that was the straw that broke the camel's back. We hoped to make the playoffs, but lost all the rest of our games.
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When she showed up late a third time, that was the straw that broke the camel's back. We had to fire her.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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Straw that broke the camel's back — The idiom the straw that broke the camel s back is from an Arab proverb about how a camel wearing shoes is loaded beyond its capacity to moveFact|date=October 2007. This is a reference to any process by which cataclysmic failure (a broken back)… … Wikipedia
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straw that broke the camel's back — The straw that broke the camel s back is the problem that made you lose your temper or the problem that finally brought about the collapse of something. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Straw that broke the camel's back — The straw that broke the camel s back is the problem that made you lose your temper or the problem that finally brought about the collapse of something … Dictionary of English idioms
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(the) straw that breaks the camel's back — the last in a series of unpleasant events which finally makes you feel that you cannot continue to accept a bad situation. Losing my job was bad enough but having the relationship end like that was the straw that broke the camel s back … New idioms dictionary
the straw that broke the camel's back — noun A small and seemingly insignificant addition to a burden that renders it too much to bear; the small thing which causes failure, or causes inability or unwillingness to endure any more of something. As the last straw breaks the laden camels… … Wiktionary
straw that broke the camel's back — See the last straw … English idioms
straw that broke the camel's back — last in a series of problems that finally caused a situation to become unbearable … English contemporary dictionary
