straw that breaks the camels back

straw that breaks the camel's back

See: LAST STRAW.

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straw

[straw] See: [GIVE A HANG], [GRASP AT A STRAW], [GRASP AT STRAWS], [LAST STRAW] or [STRAW THAT BREAKS THE CAMEL'S BACK], [MAKE BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

last straw

[last straw] or [straw that breaks the camel's back] {n. phr.} A small trouble which follows other troubles and makes one lose patience and be unable to bear them. * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

camel

[camel] See: [STRAW THAT BROKE THE CAMEL'S BACK] at [LAST STRAW]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[straw in the wind] {n. phr.} A small sign of what may happen. * /The doctor's worried face was a straw in the wind./ * /The quickly-called meeting of the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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