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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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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