the stroke that broke the camel's back en · NOUN
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(idiomatic) Synonym of the straw that broke the camel's back.
It was the stroke that broke the camel's back and Rizal broke down in tears.
1995, Libert Amorganda Acibo Estela Galicano-Adanza, His Life, Works, and Role in the Philippine Revolution, Rex Bookstore, →ISBN, page 60: