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last straw

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last straw
n.
The last of a series of annoyances or disappointments that leads one to a final loss of patience, temper, trust, or hope.
[From the proverb "It's the last straw that breaks the camel's back".]
last straw
Noun
a small incident, irritation, or setback that coming after others is too much to cope with
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Noun1.last straw - the final irritation that stretches your patience beyond the limit
provocation, aggravation, irritation - unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment


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"This is the last straw," said Pickles, "let us close the shop.
The Original Peter Rabbit Books by Potter, Beatrix View in context
Of course, it isn't the tennis--that was only the last straw to all I have been feeling for weeks.
A Room With A View by Forster, E. M. View in context
As to the Sunday school--it had been the resignation of its superintendent and two of its teachers that had been the last straw, and that had sent the harassed minister to the quiet woods for prayer and meditation.
Pollyanna by Porter, Eleanor H. View in context
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