last straw
noun
: the last of a series (as of events or indignities) that brings one beyond the point of endurance
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As personal and financial pressures mount, she's pushed to her breaking point, or, in this case, her last straw.
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EW.com, 18 June 2025
This winter’s bills and gas customer charges have been my last straw.
—Ben Roush, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2025
Sean Murphy – The massive three-team deal that sent Murphy to the Braves in 2022 was the final last straw for many A’s fans after seeing Matt Olson, Matt Chapman and others shed for payroll reasons that spring.
—Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
Steven Hoover, Margate Biden’s last straw The timing of President Biden’s case of Covid could not have been scripted better.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 July 2024
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EW.com, 18 June 2025
This winter’s bills and gas customer charges have been my last straw.
—Ben Roush, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2025
Sean Murphy – The massive three-team deal that sent Murphy to the Braves in 2022 was the final last straw for many A’s fans after seeing Matt Olson, Matt Chapman and others shed for payroll reasons that spring.
—Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
Steven Hoover, Margate Biden’s last straw The timing of President Biden’s case of Covid could not have been scripted better.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 July 2024
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“Last straw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20straw. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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