the straw that breaks/broke the camel's back

idiom

: 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 straw that broke the camel's back.

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This could be the straw that breaks the camel's back. Jessica Sager, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024 There were other things outside of that also that were not meshing, and that was just the straw that broke the camel's back. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 14 Oct. 2023

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“The straw that breaks/broke the camel's back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20straw%20that%20breaks%2Fbroke%20the%20camel%27s%20back. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.

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