Definition of last straw
: the last of a series (as of events or indignities) that brings one beyond the point of endurance
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These days, that kind of thing would be the last straw for me.
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That was the last straw for teachers and school administrators.
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Best Buy's decision could very well be the last straw for Huawei’s U.S. ambitions.
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Were Tillerson’s comments on the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal the last straw for Trump?
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Black's recent removal of Bailey was the last straw before Cranley sought Black's resignation.
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Callol said his superiors at work always chastised him for not attending marches and demonstrations to support the communist regime, and skipping Castro's funeral was apparently the last straw.
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The last straw was Scaramucci but he was also pissed about the interview with the Times this week.
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For Dudley Dickerson, the mobile-app orders were the last straw.
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Origin and Etymology of last straw
from the fable of the last straw that broke the camel's back when added to its burden
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