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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But for him, the final straw was what came next: the resulting social media firestorm led to the director receiving several disturbing messages and death threats.
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Other governments — along with businesses, consumers, politicians and comedians — would do well to promote such reduced plastic policies and alternatives before the final straw breaks the turtle’s back.
—Genia Naro MacIel, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
The club’s latest defeat, 2-1 at FC Dallas Saturday, might’ve not have been the final straw for The Cauldron, but on Sunday the team’s primary supporter’s group called on longtime manager Peter Vermes to resign.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2025
However, the grim force-feeding situation becomes the last straw for Natalie, who seems to be the only Yellowjacket left with any sort of internal moral compass.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Other governments — along with businesses, consumers, politicians and comedians — would do well to promote such reduced plastic policies and alternatives before the final straw breaks the turtle’s back.
—Genia Naro MacIel, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
The club’s latest defeat, 2-1 at FC Dallas Saturday, might’ve not have been the final straw for The Cauldron, but on Sunday the team’s primary supporter’s group called on longtime manager Peter Vermes to resign.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2025
However, the grim force-feeding situation becomes the last straw for Natalie, who seems to be the only Yellowjacket left with any sort of internal moral compass.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the final/last straw
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