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the_straw_that_broke_the_camel's_back
the straw that broke the camel's back
English
Noun
the straw that broke the camel’s back
- (idiomatic) A small and seemingly insignificant addition to a burden that renders it too much to bear; the small thing which causes failure, or causes inability or unwillingness to endure any more of something.
- 1848. Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son:
- As the last straw breaks the laden camel's back.
- 1848. Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son:
Derived terms
Translations
The small additional burden which causes failure
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