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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There were other issues, but the distance was the final straw.
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May Wilkerson, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images Is the timing coincidental, or were those PDA pics really the final straw?
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2025
While the thrust levers were the final straw, other contributing factors included the lack of regulations prohibiting landings at Congonhas Airport with an inoperative thrust reverser, especially under heavy rain conditions.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The married Jacyln secretly spending the night with hunky wellness guru Valentin (Arnas Fedaravičius) is the final straw for Carrie — after Jaclyn had outwardly been pushing for a Carrie-Valentin spa hook-up.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
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May Wilkerson, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images Is the timing coincidental, or were those PDA pics really the final straw?
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2025
While the thrust levers were the final straw, other contributing factors included the lack of regulations prohibiting landings at Congonhas Airport with an inoperative thrust reverser, especially under heavy rain conditions.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The married Jacyln secretly spending the night with hunky wellness guru Valentin (Arnas Fedaravičius) is the final straw for Carrie — after Jaclyn had outwardly been pushing for a Carrie-Valentin spa hook-up.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 7 Apr. 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 16 May. 2025.
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