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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Steinbrenner had begun mulling the change 10 years ago, but the addition of closer (and staunch facial-hair advocate) Devin Williams appears to have been the final straw.
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Alex Kirshner, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Additionally, as all roads of terrorism lead back to Tehran, news of the Bibas family murders could be the final straw, increasing the desire of Israel's security establishment to finally strike Iran—something much of the Arab and Muslim world might actually support.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
For others, President Trump’s victory was the final straw.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
At the time that Hurricane Ian hit the state in September 2022, many worried that the expensive payouts after the hurricane could be the final straw for many insurance companies.
—Natalie Escobar, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
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Alex Kirshner, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Additionally, as all roads of terrorism lead back to Tehran, news of the Bibas family murders could be the final straw, increasing the desire of Israel's security establishment to finally strike Iran—something much of the Arab and Muslim world might actually support.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
For others, President Trump’s victory was the final straw.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
At the time that Hurricane Ian hit the state in September 2022, many worried that the expensive payouts after the hurricane could be the final straw for many insurance companies.
—Natalie Escobar, NPR, 14 Jan. 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 3 Mar. 2025.
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