last straw
- 1The final small problem that makes an already hard situation impossible to bear.
Like adding one more book to a bag until the strap finally snaps.
Losing his keys was the last straw after a terrible morning.
When the printer broke too, that was the last straw for the whole team.
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Origin
A short form of the saying "the straw that broke the camel's back."