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单词 the last straw
释义
the last straw
or the straw that broke the camel's back
phrase
If an event is the last straw or the straw that broke the camel's back, it is the latest in a series of unpleasant or undesirable events, and makes you feel that you cannot tolerate a situation any longer.
The crisis could be the last straw for many of the world's poorest people.
Then came the recession. Revenues dropped, but the straw to break the camel's back was the war.
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