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 Definitions of last straw  [ˈmɪn ɪt]  

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Definition of 'last straw' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) last straw
the last of a succession of irritations or troubles that leads to a loss of patience, a disaster, etc.

Etymology:  (1840–50; after the proverb “It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back”)

Definition of 'last straw' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) last straw
the final irritation that stretches your patience beyond the limit

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