last straw

English

Etymology

Ellipsis of the straw that broke the camel's back.

Pronunciation

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Noun

last straw (uncountable)

1. (idiomatic, almost always preceded by the) A small addition to a burden which causes it to exceed the capacity.

   That's the last straw; it's a petty demand but I’m already under too much work. I quit!

Synonyms

• final straw
• the straw that broke the camel's back

Translations

small additional burden

• Catalan: la gota que fa vessar el got f
• Czech: poslední kapka
• Finnish: viimeinen pisara (literally “last drop”), viimeinen niitti (literally “last staple”)
• French: la goutte d’eau qui fait déborder le vase (fr) f
• Georgian: უკანასკნელი წვეთი (uḳanasḳneli c̣veti)
• German: der Tropfen, der das Fass zum Überlaufen bringt
• Greek: η σταγόνα που ξεχείλισε το ποτήρι f (i stagóna pou xecheílise to potíri)
• Irish: buille na tubaiste m
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• Italian: l'ultima goccia, la goccia che fa traboccare il vaso
• Polish: miarka się przebrała
• Portuguese: a última gota
• Russian: после́дняя ка́пля (ru) f (poslédnjaja káplja) (the last drop)
• Spanish: la gota que colma el vaso f, acabose (es), puntilla (es)
• Thai: ฟางเส้นสุดท้าย (th) (faang-sên-sùt-táai)
• Welsh: ei diwedd hi

See also

• deal breaker

Anagrams

• stalwarts