the final/last straw

noun

: the last in a series of bad things that happen to make someone very upset, angry, etc.

It had been a difficult week, so when the car broke down, it was the last straw.

Examples of the final/last straw in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The ordeal of Covid was also the last straw for Luka Liu, a logistics specialist, and his wife, Lorraine Liu, an accountant. —Joy Dong, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024

Rusty Foster, publisher of Today in Tabs, a long-running newsletter on media and tech culture, said that McKenzie’s post was the last straw for him and his readers. —David Ingram, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2024

Related Articles Miss Manners: The birthday joke was the last straw. —Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024

For Northern Territory officials, Tuesday’s violence – and clashes later that night involving around 150 people armed with axes, machetes and knives – was the final straw. —Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024

The demonstration was sparked by Rittenhouse's planned appearance, but that was only the last straw. —The Courier-Journal, 28 Mar. 2024

But my two-year-old cat’s sudden death was the final straw. —Kayla Blanton, SELF, 19 Mar. 2024

The result was the final straw for De Laurentiis, who brought an end to Mazzarri’s disappointing spell of six wins in 17 matches. —David Ferrini, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024

The demise of Oakland’s only In-N-Out restaurant due to increasing crime could be the last straw for community members — and possibly a blessing in disguise for local leaders who’ve been pleading for help. —Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2024