last straw en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Ellipsis of the straw that broke the camel's back.
Meanings
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(idiomatic, qualifier:almost always preceded by the, uncountable) A small addition to an already heavy burden which causes it to exceed the capacity.
First to fail, inevitably, are the airlines. For Flybe, which was already losing money at the rate of £2 million a day, Coronavirus was the last straw.
2020 March 25, “Network News: What COVID-19 means for rail in a wider transport context”, in Rail, page 10:That's the last straw; it's a petty demand but I’m already under too much work. I quit!
Relateds
Synonyms
the straw that broke the camel's back · the stroke that broke the camel's back · final straw
Translations (26)
es acabose (small additional burden) · fi viimeinen pisara (small additional burden) · ga buille na tubaiste (small additional burden) · cmn 最後一根稻草 /最后一根稻草 (small additional burden) · ru после́дняя ка́пля (small additional burden) · ca la gota que fa vessar el got (small additional burden) · fr la goutte d’eau qui fait déborder le vase (small additional burden) · hu utolsó csepp a pohárban (small additional burden) · it l'ultima goccia (small additional burden) · uk оста́ння кра́пля (small additional burden) · de den letzten Rest geben (small additional burden) · pl miarka się przebrała (small additional burden) · ka უკანასკნელი წვეთი (small additional burden) · es colmo (small additional burden) · pl ostatnia kropla (small additional burden) · de der Tropfen, der das Fass zum Überlaufen bringt (small additional burden) · es puntilla (small additional burden) · be апо́шняя кро́пля (small additional burden) · es la gota que colma el vaso (small additional burden) · th ฟางเส้นสุดท้าย (small additional burden) · cy ei diwedd hi (small additional burden) · pt gota d'água (small additional burden) · it la goccia che fa traboccare il vaso (small additional burden) · pt última gota (small additional burden) · cs poslední kapka (small additional burden) · fi viimeinen niitti (small additional burden)