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”

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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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last straw definition

n.
the final act or insult; the act that finally calls for a response. : This is the last straw. I'm calling the police.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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"But such is life, the silliest proverbs prove to be true, and when a man thinks, now it's all right, it's not all right by a long shot. Man proposes, God disposes, and there's always that last straw to break the camel's back."

-Alfred Döblin

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