# last straw

Pronunciation: US say "last STRAW" /ˌlæst ˈstɹɔ/; UK say "lahst STRAW" /ˌlɑːst ˈstɹɔː/; AUS say "lahst-STRAW"

## Idiom

1. A small extra problem that, added to an already heavy burden, finally pushes a person or situation past the breaking point.
   - Simple: The final small problem that makes an already hard situation impossible to bear.
   - _After months of broken promises, his canceled visit was the last straw._
   - _The rent increase proved the last straw, and the family decided to move._

## Origin

A shortened form of the expression "the straw that broke the camel's back."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/last-straw (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).