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last straw
noun
the last of a succession of irritations, incidents, remarks, etc., that leads to a loss of patience, a disaster, etc.: He has been late before, but this is the last straw.
Origin:
1840–50; after the proverb “It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back”
1840–50; after the proverb “It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back”
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Last straw
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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| last straw | |
| —n | |
| the last straw the final irritation or problem that stretches one's endurance or patience beyond the limit | |
| [from the proverb, "It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back"] | |
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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