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.
Examples of the straw that breaks/broke the camel's back in a Sentence
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This could be the straw that breaks the camel's back.
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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
For many, this week's gaffe was also the straw that broke the camel's back.
—Jeva Lange, TheWeek, 10 June 2020
According to El Nacional, this was the straw that broke the camel's back.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
We have been so unfairly discriminated against for so long, this was the straw that broke the camel's back.
—Star Tribune, 25 June 2021
Kaine predicted that Manchin will vote for the bill, and that Republicans blocking it along party lines will be the straw that breaks the camel's back.
—Andrew Solender, Forbes, 22 June 2021
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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
For many, this week's gaffe was also the straw that broke the camel's back.
—Jeva Lange, TheWeek, 10 June 2020
According to El Nacional, this was the straw that broke the camel's back.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
We have been so unfairly discriminated against for so long, this was the straw that broke the camel's back.
—Star Tribune, 25 June 2021
Kaine predicted that Manchin will vote for the bill, and that Republicans blocking it along party lines will be the straw that breaks the camel's back.
—Andrew Solender, Forbes, 22 June 2021
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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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