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last straw
last strawn. The last of a series of annoyances or disappointments that leads one to a final loss of patience, temper, trust, or hope.
[From the proverb "It's the last straw that breaks the camel's back".]last straw n the last straw the final irritation or problem that stretches one's endurance or patience beyond the limit [from the proverb, "It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back"]last′ straw′
n. the last of a succession of irritations or troubles that leads to a loss of patience, a disaster, etc. [1840–50; after the proverb “Italian is the last straw that breaks the camel's back”] last strawA setback that comes on top of several others and leads to final collapse or defeat.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | last straw - the final irritation that stretches your patience beyond the limitprovocation, aggravation, irritation - unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment |
last straw
the last strawThe final problem, setback, or source of irritation in a series that causes one to finally lose patience or for something to stop working. A shortening of the proverb "it is the last straw that breaks the camel's back." I've been a good sport about letting Tom share the credit for my work, but this is the last straw! I'm finally going to expose him for the liar he is. OK, that's the last straw, kids! I told you to stop shouting back there, and now I'm turning this car around.See also: last, strawlast straw and the straw that broke the camel's backthe final difficulty in a series; the last little burden or problem that causes everything to collapse. (From the image of a camel being loaded down with much weight. Finally, at some point, one more straw will be too much and the camel's back will break.) When our best player came down sick, that was the straw that broke the camel's back. We hoped to make the playoffs, but lost all the rest of our games. When she showed up late a third time, that was the straw that broke the camel's back. We had to fire her.See also: last, strawlast straw n. the final act or insult; the act that finally calls for a response. This is the last straw. I’m calling the police. See also: last, strawlast straw, theThe final minor irritation; one last superfluous item. This term, also put as the straw that broke the camel’s back, appears in Dickens’s Dombey and Son (1848). It is a version of the earlier “last feather that breaks the horse’s back,” found in Archbishop John Bramhall’s Works (1677) and repeated in Fuller’s Gnomologia (1732). Both convey a vivid image of something that would not be burdensome if there were not too much of it, but the straw version is the one that survived and became a cliché.See also: lastlast straw
Words related to last strawnoun the final irritation that stretches your patience beyond the limitRelated Words- provocation
- aggravation
- irritation
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