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.
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Freeland resigned shortly afterward, releasing a scathing letter about the government that proved to be the last straw for Trudeau.
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Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
For me, the last straw came on a vote at the U.N. General Assembly, which demanded that Russia withdraw its troops from Ukraine.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
Nashville Tennessean When her grey tabby died after 24 years, well, that was the final straw.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 23 Dec. 2024
Steinbrenner had begun mulling the change 10 years ago, but the addition of closer (and staunch facial-hair advocate) Devin Williams appears to have been the final straw.
—Alex Kirshner, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
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Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
For me, the last straw came on a vote at the U.N. General Assembly, which demanded that Russia withdraw its troops from Ukraine.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
Nashville Tennessean When her grey tabby died after 24 years, well, that was the final straw.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 23 Dec. 2024
Steinbrenner had begun mulling the change 10 years ago, but the addition of closer (and staunch facial-hair advocate) Devin Williams appears to have been the final straw.
—Alex Kirshner, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
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“The final/last straw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20final%2Flast%20straw. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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