- last straw, the
- That which finally causes somebody or something to collapse under the strain
A concise dictionary of English slang (2nd edition) . Brian Phythian. 2015.
last straw, the
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last straw — or[straw that breaks the camel s back] {n. phr.} A small trouble which follows other troubles and makes one lose patience and be unable to bear them. * /Bill had a bad day in school yesterday. He lost his knife on the way home, then he fell down … Dictionary of American idioms
last straw — or[straw that breaks the camel s back] {n. phr.} A small trouble which follows other troubles and makes one lose patience and be unable to bear them. * /Bill had a bad day in school yesterday. He lost his knife on the way home, then he fell down … Dictionary of American idioms
(the) last straw — the final/last straw the last in a series of unpleasant events which finally makes you feel that you cannot continue to accept a bad situation. One night he came home drunk at 5 o clock in the morning and that was the last straw. He d been… … New idioms dictionary
last straw — The last straw is the final problem that makes someone lose their temper or the problem that finally brought about the collapse of something. It comes from an Arabic story, where a camel was loaded with straw until a single straw placed on the… … The small dictionary of idiomes
last straw — noun the final irritation that stretches your patience beyond the limit • Hypernyms: ↑aggravation, ↑irritation, ↑provocation * * * noun : the last of a series (as of events, indignities, or burdens) that brings one beyond the ultimate point of… … Useful english dictionary
last straw — Synonyms and related words: causa causans, causa finalis, causal sequence, causing cause, efficient cause, final cause, first cause, formal cause, immanent cause, immediate cause, occasional cause, provocation, proximate cause, remote cause,… … Moby Thesaurus
(the) last straw — the last/final/straw the straw that broke the camel’s back phrase the last of a series of events that causes an angry or violent reaction When he didn’t come home that night, it was the last straw. Thesaurus: ends, finishes and final… … Useful english dictionary
last\ straw — • last straw • (it is the) last straw that breaks the camel s back n. phr. A small trouble which follows other troubles and makes one lose patience and be unable to bear them. Bill had a bad day in school yesterday. He lost his knife on the way… … Словарь американских идиом
the final/last straw — (or the straw that breaks/broke the camel s back) : the last in a series of bad things that happen to make someone very upset, angry, etc. It had been a difficult week, so when the car broke down, it was the last straw. • • • Main Entry: ↑straw … Useful english dictionary
last straw — The last straw is the final problem that makes someone lose their temper or the problem that finally brought about the collapse of something. It comes from an Arabic story, where a camel was loaded with straw until a single straw placed on the … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
