last straw
noun
: the last of a series (as of events or indignities) that brings one beyond the point of endurance
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Some had long opposed rising authoritarianism, and the invasion was a last straw.
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Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2023
That was a breaking point last straw for Mack.
—CBS News, 27 Sep. 2022
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Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2023
That was a breaking point last straw for Mack.
—CBS News, 27 Sep. 2022
See all Example Sentences for last straw
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“Last straw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20straw. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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