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last straw

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. last strawnoun

    the final irritation that stretches your patience beyond the limit

Wiktionary

  1. last strawnoun

    A small addition to a burden which causes it to exceed the capacity.

  2. Etymology: From the larger expression the straw that broke the camel's back.

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  1. last straw

    The last straw is a phrase that refers to the final problem, difficulty or annoyance that makes someone lose patience or tolerance and forces them to take drastic action. It is derived from the proverb "the last straw that breaks the camel's back", implying that it is the final small burden that makes the overall load unbearable.

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  1. stalwarts

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of last straw in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of last straw in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of last straw in a Sentence

  1. Luigi Pulcini:

    The dictatorship believed these things made him a dangerous person, the tweets were the last straw.

  2. Alexandra Abrams:

    I was like,' Wow, now I see how the most powerful person in the world uses their power.' They use it to continually shore up their position and disempower people around them, and that kind of broke my mind about all the stuff I've been communicating about space and humanity's better future... That was the last straw.

  3. Luis Vizcarrondo Jr.:

    But the insurrection was the last straw for me, as a father of three kids, I would never have thought I would see a day like this.

  4. Christopher Rassi:

    These floods are the last straw and will push millions of people further towards the brink of poverty.

  5. Li Ka-shing:

    With this extradition law people thought, Okay, that's the last straw, we have to fight. We have to fight in front of this last frontier.

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  • poslední kapkaCzech
  • sidste halmDanish
  • der Tropfen, der das Fass zum Überlaufen bringtGerman
  • τελευταίο άχυροGreek
  • viimeinen niitti, viimeinen pisaraFinnish
  • dernière pailleFrench
  • უკანასკნელი წვეთიGeorgian
  • miarka się przebrałaPolish
  • a última gotaPortuguese
  • последняя капляRussian

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